Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 5.5% more expensive than Alabama.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Alabama, you would:
pay 22.4% more for restaurants
|
Alabama
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.94
|
$19.07
€18.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.04
|
$10.84
€10.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
|
$2.78
€2.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
|
$2.46
€2.36
|
|
pay 18.7% less for groceries
|
Alabama
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
|
$2.28
€2.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.87
|
$6.70
€6.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$4.44
€4.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.25
|
$3.43
€3.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.70
|
$4.78
€4.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
|
$1.11
€1.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
|
$0.89
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$1.07
€1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
|
$1.16
€1.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$0.83
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
|
$0.73
€0.70
|
|
pay 47.2% more for transportation
|
Alabama
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.04
|
$6.91
€6.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.67
|
$45.41
€43.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,723.76
|
$27,628.35
€26,519.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.76
|
$26.01
€24.97
|
|
pay 15.1% less for housing
|
Alabama
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.12
|
$49.35
€47.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,069.72
|
$815.11
€782.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.44
|
$705.09
€676.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.52
|
$154.10
€147.92
|
|
pay 32.7% less for childcare
|
Alabama
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$992.09
|
$557.50
€535.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,515.79
|
$13,740.85
€13,189.53
|
|
pay 2.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Alabama
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$4.34
€4.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.90
|
$3.51
€3.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.31
|
$9.08
€8.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.18
|
$36.02
€34.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.05
|
$12.48
€11.98
|
|
pay 37.7% more for clothing
|
Alabama
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.10
|
$92.82
€89.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.85
|
$43.31
€41.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.09
|
$90.40
€86.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.25
|
$125.11
€120.09
|
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