Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 58.3% more expensive than Slovakia.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 91.4% more for restaurants
Slovakia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
€7.09
|
$18.43
€16.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
€6.70
|
$10.18
€9.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
€1.38
|
$2.64
€2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$2.36
€2.17
|
|
pay 29.6% more for groceries
Slovakia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
$1.91
€1.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€5.00
|
$6.70
€6.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
€3.04
|
$3.76
€3.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.43
|
$2.74
€2.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
€2.61
|
$4.52
€4.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.79
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$1.07
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.40
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.38
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 65.4% more for transportation
Slovakia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.62
€6.10
|
$7.59
€6.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.13
€21.30
|
$48.84
€44.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,325.40
€18,718.68
|
$25,847.12
€23,803.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.42
€10.51
|
$23.82
€21.94
|
|
pay 65.5% more for housing
Slovakia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.68
€19.05
|
$52.54
€48.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$525.97
€484.40
|
$812.75
€748.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$430.57
€396.53
|
$677.61
€624.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.00
€141.83
|
$147.81
€136.12
|
|
pay 51.7% more for childcare
Slovakia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$367.52
€338.47
|
$446.94
€411.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,594.62
€6,994.26
|
$13,799.70
€12,708.83
|
|
pay 70.0% more for entertainment and sports
Slovakia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$4.38
€4.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.90
|
$3.23
€2.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.75
€4.37
|
$8.08
€7.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.25
€33.39
|
$31.77
€29.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.09
€6.53
|
$11.38
€10.48
|
|
pay 34.4% more for clothing
Slovakia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.64
€52.16
|
$84.51
€77.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
€30.13
|
$39.84
€36.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.42
€63.01
|
$89.20
€82.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.74
€80.80
|
$119.38
€109.94
|
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