Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 35.5% more expensive than Slovenia.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Slovenia, you would:
pay 47.7% more for restaurants
Slovenia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.73
€9.09
|
$18.43
€17.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
€6.41
|
$10.18
€9.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$2.64
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
€1.59
|
$2.36
€2.20
|
|
pay 12.7% more for groceries
Slovenia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
€1.28
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.78
€5.40
|
$6.70
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
€3.83
|
$3.76
€3.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.54
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.88
€3.63
|
$4.52
€4.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.65
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 43.4% more for transportation
Slovenia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.48
|
$7.59
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.59
€36.08
|
$48.84
€45.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,052.15
€22,486.00
|
$25,847.12
€24,164.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.34
€10.60
|
$23.82
€22.27
|
|
pay 39.0% more for housing
Slovenia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.56
€35.11
|
$52.54
€49.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$495.63
€463.36
|
$812.75
€759.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$404.62
€378.28
|
$677.61
€633.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.05
€163.66
|
$147.81
€138.18
|
|
pay 41.9% more for childcare
Slovenia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.43
€363.14
|
$446.94
€417.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,174.10
€7,641.85
|
$13,799.70
€12,901.13
|
|
pay 47.7% more for entertainment and sports
Slovenia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.81
€2.63
|
$4.38
€4.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
€1.63
|
$3.23
€3.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
€4.47
|
$8.08
€7.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.97
€41.10
|
$31.77
€29.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.25
€6.78
|
$11.38
€10.64
|
|
pay 16.1% more for clothing
Slovenia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.65
€69.79
|
$84.51
€79.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.55
€36.04
|
$39.84
€37.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.61
€71.62
|
$89.20
€83.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.90
€84.98
|
$119.38
€111.61
|
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