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Belgium vs. Slovakia Cost of Living Summary

Belgium is 47.3% more expensive than Slovakia overall.

Restaurants
pay 90.0% more in Belgium
Groceries
pay 25.2% more in Belgium
Transportation
pay 38.4% more in Belgium
Housing
pay 49.2% more in Belgium
Childcare
pay 2.1 times more in Belgium
Entertainment and Sports
pay 46.5% more in Belgium
Clothing
pay 37.9% more in Belgium

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in Belgium are more expensive than in Slovakia. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Belgium.

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Belgium vs. Slovakia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Belgium instead of Slovakia, you would:

pay 90.0% more for restaurants

 
Slovakia
Belgium
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.84
€7.87
$21.51
€19.15
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.92
€7.94
$12.72
€11.32
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.86
€1.66
$3.15
€2.80
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pay 25.2% more for groceries

 
Slovakia
Belgium
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.40
€1.25
$2.56
€2.28
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.92
€5.27
$7.21
€6.41
Milk (1 gallon) $3.92
€3.49
$4.74
€4.22
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pay 38.4% more for transportation

 
Slovakia
Belgium
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.85
€6.10
$7.52
€6.70
Monthly public transit pass $29.63
€26.37
$50.17
€44.65
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,866.96
€23,022.52
$34,462.94
€30,673.26
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pay 49.2% more for housing

 
Slovakia
Belgium
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $19.25
€17.14
$51.15
€45.52
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $608.23
€541.35
$940.80
€837.35
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $502.60
€447.34
$826.78
€735.87
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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

 
Slovakia
Belgium
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $469.66
€418.02
$923.48
€821.93
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,742.31
€9,561.04
$22,984.85
€20,457.34
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pay 46.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Slovakia
Belgium
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.27
€2.02
$4.94
€4.40
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.69
€2.40
$4.03
€3.58
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.08
€5.41
$12.32
€10.96
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pay 37.9% more for clothing

 
Slovakia
Belgium
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $68.85
€61.28
$100.04
€89.04
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $34.33
€30.56
$43.19
€38.44
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $79.79
€71.02
$96.42
€85.82
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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