Cost of living comparison
Liege is 10.0% cheaper than Belgium overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 4.9% less in Liege
- Groceries
-
pay 1.9% less in Liege
- Transportation
-
pay 4.9% less in Liege
- Housing
-
pay 4.4% less in Liege
- Childcare
-
pay 44.2% less in Liege
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 2.2% more in Liege
- Clothing
-
pay 12.1% less in Liege
Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, transportation, housing, and groceries are lower in Liege.
If you lived in Liege instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 4.9% less for restaurants
|
Belgium
|
Liege
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.07
€18.60
|
$19.29
€18.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.84
€10.57
|
$10.72
€10.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
€2.71
|
$2.77
€2.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.40
|
$1.99
€1.94
|
|
pay 1.9% less for groceries
|
Belgium
|
Liege
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.22
|
$2.64
€2.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.53
|
$5.63
€5.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.33
|
$4.88
€4.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.34
|
$3.66
€3.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.66
|
$4.54
€4.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.08
|
$1.38
€1.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.87
|
$1.00
€0.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.05
|
$0.83
€0.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.13
|
$1.50
€1.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.81
|
$0.61
€0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.71
|
$0.36
€0.35
|
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pay 4.9% less for transportation
|
Belgium
|
Liege
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.91
€6.74
|
$6.80
€6.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.41
€44.29
|
$39.98
€38.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,628.35
€26,942.67
|
$23,578.79
€22,993.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.01
€25.37
|
$28.29
€27.59
|
|
pay 4.4% less for housing
|
Belgium
|
Liege
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.35
€48.13
|
$56.19
€54.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.11
€794.88
|
$727.91
€709.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$705.09
€687.59
|
$598.40
€583.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.10
€150.28
|
$145.08
€141.48
|
|
pay 44.2% less for childcare
|
Belgium
|
Liege
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$557.50
€543.66
|
$375.12
€365.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,740.85
€13,399.83
|
$6,073.32
€5,922.60
|
|
pay 2.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belgium
|
Liege
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€4.23
|
$4.29
€4.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.42
|
$3.17
€3.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.08
€8.86
|
$8.79
€8.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
€35.13
|
$39.30
€38.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.48
€12.17
|
$14.47
€14.11
|
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pay 12.1% less for clothing
|
Belgium
|
Liege
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
€90.52
|
$79.04
€77.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.31
€42.23
|
$33.22
€32.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.40
€88.15
|
$84.85
€82.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.11
€122.00
|
$120.04
€117.06
|
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