Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 17.8% more expensive than Belgium.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 17.4% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
United Kingdom
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.24
€15.85
|
$18.07
£14.22
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.58
|
$8.96
£7.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.57
|
$2.14
£1.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
€2.22
|
$1.52
£1.20
|
|
pay 6.2% less for groceries
Belgium
|
United Kingdom
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
€2.04
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.64
€6.11
|
$4.24
£3.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
€4.00
|
$5.75
£4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
€2.91
|
$3.68
£2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.39
|
$3.66
£2.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.01
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$1.22
£0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$1.40
£1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$0.63
£0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$0.60
£0.47
|
|
pay 20.7% more for transportation
Belgium
|
United Kingdom
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.49
|
$7.22
£5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.71
€46.61
|
$94.64
£74.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,786.12
€24,620.46
|
$33,464.66
£26,339.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.68
€22.68
|
$16.98
£13.37
|
|
pay 26.7% more for housing
Belgium
|
United Kingdom
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.54
€46.46
|
$37.59
£29.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$808.25
€742.90
|
$1,224.35
£963.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.98
€632.36
|
$974.65
£767.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$168.59
€154.96
|
$234.45
£184.53
|
|
pay 77.7% more for childcare
Belgium
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$588.37
€540.80
|
$1,426.61
£1,122.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,983.72
€14,691.44
|
$18,036.83
£14,196.65
|
|
pay 34.2% more for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$5.42
£4.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.16
|
$3.93
£3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.49
€7.81
|
$16.35
£12.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.63
€30.91
|
$43.82
£34.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
€11.01
|
$12.87
£10.13
|
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pay 11.2% less for clothing
Belgium
|
United Kingdom
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.98
€85.46
|
$76.61
£60.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.35
€38.01
|
$39.64
£31.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.07
€80.03
|
$90.51
£71.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.15
€119.63
|
$94.66
£74.51
|
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