Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 56.6% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 47.8% more for restaurants
Sweden
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
kr113.97
|
$18.43
€17.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
kr90.08
|
$10.18
€9.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
kr19.57
|
$2.64
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
kr17.70
|
$2.36
€2.20
|
|
pay 3.7% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
kr25.29
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
kr48.71
|
$6.70
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
kr51.62
|
$3.76
€3.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
kr32.79
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
kr44.13
|
$4.52
€4.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
kr13.05
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
kr10.85
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
kr12.49
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr17.06
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.55
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.52
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 1.3% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
kr78.55
|
$7.59
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
kr758.70
|
$48.84
€45.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
kr252,305.36
|
$25,847.12
€24,164.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
kr240.92
|
$23.82
€22.27
|
|
pay 63.1% more for housing
Sweden
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
kr310.82
|
$52.54
€49.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
kr8,022.54
|
$812.75
€759.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
kr6,251.92
|
$677.61
€633.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
kr670.88
|
$147.81
€138.18
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
kr1,411.55
|
$446.94
€417.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
kr34,699.85
|
$13,799.70
€12,901.13
|
|
pay 7.3% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
kr70.42
|
$4.38
€4.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
kr39.84
|
$3.23
€3.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
kr67.63
|
$8.08
€7.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
kr402.41
|
$31.77
€29.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
kr135.03
|
$11.38
€10.64
|
|
pay 8.4% more for clothing
Sweden
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
kr857.95
|
$84.51
€79.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
kr370.28
|
$39.84
€37.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
kr872.43
|
$89.20
€83.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
kr1,327.20
|
$119.38
€111.61
|
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