Cost of living comparison
Genk is 3.9% more expensive than Vienna.
If you lived in Genk instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 17.5% less for restaurants
Vienna
|
Genk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.64
|
$16.24
€14.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.76
|
$10.83
€9.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.54
|
$2.17
€1.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.21
|
$2.17
€1.95
|
|
pay 24.5% less for groceries
Vienna
|
Genk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.75
€2.48
|
$2.09
€1.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.56
€7.71
|
$4.47
€4.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.48
|
$3.38
€3.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
€4.19
|
$2.92
€2.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.36
€5.73
|
$3.93
€3.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.12
|
$0.74
€0.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.94
|
$0.90
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.25
|
$1.42
€1.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
€1.96
|
$1.24
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.82
|
$1.10
€0.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.76
|
$0.81
€0.73
|
|
pay 4.0% more for transportation
Vienna
|
Genk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.69
€6.02
|
$7.16
€6.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.44
€46.36
|
$54.15
€48.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,126.94
€26,247.16
|
$21,659.74
€19,518.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.28
€16.47
|
$23.61
€21.27
|
|
pay 7.7% less for housing
Vienna
|
Genk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.68
€31.25
|
$50.16
€45.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.25
€977.05
|
$785.17
€707.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$798.73
€719.76
|
$676.87
€609.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$239.11
€215.47
|
$161.49
€145.53
|
|
pay 73.5% more for childcare
Vienna
|
Genk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$264.10
€237.99
|
$606.47
€546.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,747.24
€13,289.18
|
$17,327.79
€15,614.60
|
|
pay 6.9% more for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Genk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.39
|
$4.33
€3.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
€3.62
|
$3.25
€2.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€5.86
|
$8.93
€8.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€39.62
|
$54.15
€48.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.71
|
$13.54
€12.20
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
Vienna
|
Genk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.40
€91.38
|
$99.63
€89.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
€39.57
|
$48.73
€43.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.61
€86.15
|
$81.22
€73.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.29
€109.30
|
$92.05
€82.95
|
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