Living in Belgium - Incomes and cost of living

• Total consumption: €1,101 per person per month
• Food, drink, cigarettes: 212
• Food: 135
• Drink: 32.5
• Cigarettes: 8.31
• Clothing and footwear: 49.36
• Heating, electricity, water: 64.62
• Hotels and restaurant expenses: 58.33
• Teaching: 7.87
• Vehicle expenses (petrol, etc.): 80.63
• Health spending: 54.86

Recent studies show that:

• Belgians spend €35.50 a month on personal hygiene
• Belgian households spend €407 a month on shopping for essentials
• An average household of 2.3 people needs €573.26 a week, or €2,293 a month

Text last edited on: 05/2009

Source: European Union
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