Cost of living comparison
Spain is 21.9% cheaper than Belgium overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 25.4% less in Spain
- Groceries
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pay 13.5% less in Spain
- Transportation
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pay 13.6% less in Spain
- Housing
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pay 15.7% less in Spain
- Childcare
-
pay 38.6% less in Spain
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 25.5% less in Spain
- Clothing
-
pay 21.2% less in Spain
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, housing, and transportation are lower in Spain.
If you lived in Spain instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 25.4% less for restaurants
|
Belgium
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.07
€17.54
|
$13.87
€12.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.84
€9.97
|
$9.22
€8.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
€2.55
|
$2.13
€1.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.26
|
$1.58
€1.45
|
|
pay 13.5% less for groceries
|
Belgium
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.09
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.16
|
$6.37
€5.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.08
|
$4.16
€3.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.15
|
$2.66
€2.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.39
|
$3.36
€3.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.02
|
$0.99
€0.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.99
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
pay 13.6% less for transportation
|
Belgium
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.91
€6.36
|
$6.38
€5.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.41
€41.76
|
$34.26
€31.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,628.35
€25,404.21
|
$33,643.92
€30,935.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.01
€23.92
|
$14.57
€13.39
|
|
pay 15.7% less for housing
|
Belgium
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.35
€45.38
|
$31.87
€29.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.11
€749.49
|
$872.36
€802.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$705.09
€648.33
|
$692.13
€636.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.10
€141.70
|
$103.97
€95.60
|
|
pay 38.6% less for childcare
|
Belgium
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$557.50
€512.62
|
$385.97
€354.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,740.85
€12,634.69
|
$7,352.21
€6,760.34
|
|
pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Belgium
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€3.99
|
$2.84
€2.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.23
|
$1.98
€1.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.08
€8.35
|
$5.66
€5.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
€33.12
|
$42.87
€39.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.48
€11.47
|
$8.63
€7.94
|
|
pay 21.2% less for clothing
|
Belgium
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
€85.35
|
$75.89
€69.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.31
€39.82
|
$32.12
€29.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.40
€83.12
|
$77.96
€71.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.11
€115.04
|
$91.38
€84.03
|
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