Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 4.5% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Germany, you would:
pay 10.8% more for restaurants
|
Germany
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.04
€13.32
|
$19.07
€18.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.20
€9.67
|
$10.84
€10.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.66
|
$2.78
€2.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
€2.28
|
$2.46
€2.33
|
|
pay 0.1% more for groceries
|
Germany
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
€1.93
|
$2.28
€2.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.71
€6.36
|
$6.70
€6.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
€4.15
|
$4.44
€4.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.23
|
$3.43
€3.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.24
€5.92
|
$4.78
€4.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.21
|
$1.11
€1.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.67
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$1.07
€1.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
€1.99
|
$1.16
€1.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.63
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.65
|
$0.73
€0.69
|
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pay 1.9% less for transportation
|
Germany
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.71
|
$6.91
€6.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.96
€50.22
|
$45.41
€43.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,807.86
€27,320.28
|
$27,628.35
€26,201.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.02
€21.83
|
$26.01
€24.67
|
|
pay 3.7% less for housing
|
Germany
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
€45.73
|
$49.35
€46.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$790.39
€749.58
|
$815.11
€773.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.27
€592.99
|
$705.09
€668.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.06
€218.18
|
$154.10
€146.15
|
|
pay 16.6% more for childcare
|
Germany
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$458.39
€434.72
|
$557.50
€528.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,308.95
€11,673.34
|
$13,740.85
€13,031.30
|
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
€4.19
|
$4.34
€4.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.31
|
$3.51
€3.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
€8.28
|
$9.08
€8.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.01
€34.15
|
$36.02
€34.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
€12.14
|
$12.48
€11.83
|
pay 4.8% more for clothing
|
Germany
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.34
€78.09
|
$92.82
€88.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
€38.67
|
$43.31
€41.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.59
€86.86
|
$90.40
€85.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.43
€117.05
|
$125.11
€118.65
|
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