Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 34.5% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Spain, you would:
pay 35.3% more for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€13.15
|
$19.07
€18.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.74
|
$10.84
€10.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.02
|
$2.78
€2.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.50
|
$2.46
€2.33
|
|
pay 19.2% more for groceries
|
Spain
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.23
|
$2.28
€2.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€6.04
|
$6.70
€6.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.94
|
$4.44
€4.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.52
|
$3.43
€3.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€3.19
|
$4.78
€4.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$1.11
€1.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.77
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$1.07
€1.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.07
|
$1.16
€1.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.77
|
$0.73
€0.69
|
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pay 25.4% more for transportation
|
Spain
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€6.05
|
$6.91
€6.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€32.49
|
$45.41
€43.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€31,906.62
|
$27,628.35
€26,201.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€13.82
|
$26.01
€24.67
|
|
pay 24.6% more for housing
|
Spain
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€30.22
|
$49.35
€46.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€827.31
|
$815.11
€773.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€656.39
|
$705.09
€668.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€98.60
|
$154.10
€146.15
|
|
pay 65.7% more for childcare
|
Spain
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€366.04
|
$557.50
€528.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€6,972.55
|
$13,740.85
€13,031.30
|
|
pay 43.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.70
|
$4.34
€4.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.88
|
$3.51
€3.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.36
|
$9.08
€8.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€40.65
|
$36.02
€34.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€8.19
|
$12.48
€11.83
|
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pay 27.5% more for clothing
|
Spain
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€71.97
|
$92.82
€88.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€30.46
|
$43.31
€41.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€73.93
|
$90.40
€85.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€86.67
|
$125.11
€118.65
|
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