Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 2.3% more expensive than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Belgium instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 40.3% more for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Belgium
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.56
|
$18.43
€16.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.92
|
$10.18
€9.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.46
|
$2.64
€2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$2.36
€2.17
|
|
pay 19.1% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Belgium
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£0.99
|
$1.91
€1.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.86
|
$6.70
€6.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.71
|
$3.76
€3.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.05
|
$2.74
€2.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.51
|
$4.52
€4.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.83
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.79
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$1.07
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.93
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 1.2% more for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Belgium
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.80
|
$7.59
€6.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£72.72
|
$48.84
€44.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,225.55
|
$25,847.12
€23,803.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£12.93
|
$23.82
€21.94
|
|
pay 5.5% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£29.94
|
$52.54
€48.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£835.68
|
$812.75
€748.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£663.59
|
$677.61
€624.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£145.46
|
$147.81
€136.12
|
|
pay 39.5% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Belgium
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£941.46
|
$446.94
€411.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,135.25
|
$13,799.70
€12,708.83
|
|
pay 19.2% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Belgium
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.93
|
$4.38
€4.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.85
|
$3.23
€2.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.76
|
$8.08
€7.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.15
|
$31.77
€29.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.50
|
$11.38
€10.48
|
|
pay 19.8% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Belgium
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.52
|
$84.51
€77.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.16
|
$39.84
€36.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.10
|
$89.20
€82.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.15
|
$119.38
€109.94
|
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