Cost of living comparison
Kortrijk is 35.8% cheaper than Washington.
- Restaurants
-
pay 17.6% less in Kortrijk
- Groceries
-
pay 42.3% less in Kortrijk
- Transportation
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pay 7.9% more in Kortrijk
- Housing
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pay 47.2% less in Kortrijk
- Childcare
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pay 84.6% less in Kortrijk
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 40.6% less in Kortrijk
- Clothing
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pay 25.9% less in Kortrijk
Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Kortrijk.
If you lived in Kortrijk instead of Washington, you would:
pay 17.6% less for restaurants
|
Washington
|
Kortrijk
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$20.36
€17.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$8.57
€7.42
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
|
$2.41
€2.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
|
$1.99
€1.73
|
|
pay 42.3% less for groceries
|
Washington
|
Kortrijk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.34
|
$1.45
€1.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.84
|
$7.19
€6.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
|
$3.48
€3.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
|
$2.58
€2.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.73
|
$4.01
€3.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
|
$1.05
€0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
|
$0.75
€0.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
|
$0.87
€0.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.59
|
$0.81
€0.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
|
$0.91
€0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.61
|
$0.78
€0.68
|
|
pay 7.9% more for transportation
|
Washington
|
Kortrijk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
|
$6.92
€6.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
$52.52
€45.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$27,329.96
€23,663.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.88
|
$22.82
€19.76
|
|
pay 47.2% less for housing
|
Washington
|
Kortrijk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.46
|
$46.26
€40.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,582.95
|
$750.23
€649.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,028.70
|
$656.45
€568.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.65
|
$117.76
€101.96
|
|
pay 84.6% less for childcare
|
Washington
|
Kortrijk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,273.25
|
$446.57
€386.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$38,250.00
|
$4,287.05
€3,711.89
|
|
pay 40.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Washington
|
Kortrijk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$4.29
€3.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.55
|
$3.13
€2.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
|
$9.65
€8.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$106.36
|
$32.15
€27.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.18
|
$12.86
€11.14
|
|
pay 25.9% less for clothing
|
Washington
|
Kortrijk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.13
|
$69.40
€60.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.77
|
$34.83
€30.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.47
|
$84.40
€73.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$178.48
|
$96.46
€83.52
|
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