Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Svalbard
  3. Belgium
  4. Comparison
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If you lived in Belgium instead of Svalbard, you would:
local_dining

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $18.17
€15.93
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 ?? $10.23
€8.97
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $2.77
€2.43
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) ?? $2.70
€2.37
Svalbard vs. Belgium - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay (unknown) more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 ?? $2.03
€1.78
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $7.98
€7.00
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $4.57
€4.01
Eggs
1 dozen
 ?? $2.79
€2.44
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) ?? $4.62
€4.05
Apples (1 lb) ?? $1.21
€1.06
Bananas (1 lb) ?? $1.07
€0.93
Oranges (1 lb) ?? $1.39
€1.21
Tomatoes (1 lb) ?? $1.09
€0.96
Potatoes (1 lb) ?? $0.89
€0.78
Onions (1 lb) ?? $0.71
€0.62
Svalbard vs. Belgium - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay (unknown) more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $6.36
€5.57
Monthly public transit pass ?? $54.43
€47.73
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $25,806.07
€22,629.36
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) ?? $26.16
€22.94
Svalbard vs. Belgium - Cost of transportation
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home

pay (unknown) more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 ?? $56.58
€49.62
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $826.69
€724.93
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $694.25
€608.79
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 ?? $139.94
€122.71
Svalbard vs. Belgium - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay (unknown) more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $546.06
€478.84
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $18,809.22
€16,493.83
Svalbard vs. Belgium - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $4.40
€3.86
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $3.40
€2.98
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 ?? $8.06
€7.06
Monthly membership at local gym ?? $30.87
€27.07
Movie ticket to theater/cinema ?? $12.51
€10.97
Svalbard vs. Belgium - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay (unknown) more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 ?? $98.42
€86.31
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $45.18
€39.62
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 ?? $103.10
€90.41
Men's business shoes (leather) ?? $146.23
€128.23
Svalbard vs. Belgium - Cost of clothing
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