Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 26.1% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Italy, you would:
pay 30.8% more for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.54
|
$17.24
€15.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
$10.42
€9.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.31
|
$2.79
€2.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.11
|
$2.42
€2.22
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Italy
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
$2.22
€2.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.27
|
$6.64
€6.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.14
|
$4.35
€4.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
$3.16
€2.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.61
|
$4.78
€4.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$1.10
€1.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.17
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
pay 13.6% more for transportation
|
Italy
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.74
|
$7.06
€6.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.16
|
$50.71
€46.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€24,815.49
|
$26,786.12
€24,632.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€17.98
|
$24.68
€22.69
|
|
pay 33.5% more for housing
|
Italy
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.46
|
$50.54
€46.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€607.51
|
$808.25
€743.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€464.29
|
$687.98
€632.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€146.20
|
$168.59
€155.04
|
|
pay 39.8% more for childcare
|
Italy
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€477.52
|
$588.37
€541.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,841.87
|
$15,983.72
€14,698.36
|
|
pay 24.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.57
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.53
|
$3.44
€3.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.67
|
$8.49
€7.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.20
|
$33.63
€30.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.75
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
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pay 14.7% more for clothing
|
Italy
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€70.57
|
$92.98
€85.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.31
|
$41.35
€38.02
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.30
|
$87.07
€80.07
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€106.22
|
$130.15
€119.69
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