I will go to belgium in 4 months to work as a nurse there. I just want to know the cost of living expenses just like the transportation, utilities, apartments, food and basic necessities. My salary is approx. 2500 euros but still subjected to tax and it will be deducted at least 115 euros per month for the dutch training. Do you think it is still enough for me to survive there and can i still save money with that amount? Does anyone know the nature of nursing work in belgium?? Thanks a lot!
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Yes, you should be fine. Your biggest expense will probably be your studio or apartment. So if you can find anything at around 500 euro's per month, you should be able to get by with about 1000 euros a month for rent, food, insurance and utilities. Public transportation is expensive. But you can get a substantial reduction if you ask for a weekly, monthly, yearly pass for routes you do regularly. If it is work home related, your employer will even pay a large part of that expense too. For other less regular routes, getting a gopass (under 25) or a railpass for traveling around the country by train is usually the cheapest way to go. The rest will depend on your lifestyle, but if you keep a careful eye on your budget and don't go out too much, you should still be able to save quite a bit.
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Yes you will be more than fine. Apartment : If you take furnished studio, that will cost you about 400 Euro. Or you can chose the type of your apartment on this website: http://www.logic-immo.be/en/rent/house-apartment-property-belgium.html Transportation: In Brussels you have subways all around the city with low price (1,70E), or buses with a bit higher price (depends where you are traveling to). This website will help you to calculate all your transportation costs: http://www.stib.be/index.htm?l=en Food and basic necessities: Pretty much like US or any other European country. Here are some food and basic needs prices: http://www.gb.be/home.cfm?lang=fr I wish you enjoyable stay
