Cost of Living in
Belgium

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$1640	$4114
Without rent	$793	$2494
Rent & Utilities	$786.89	$1557.96
Food	$541	$1461
Transport	$93.67	$224.46
Monthly salary after tax	$2530.71
Human freedom index	6.75
Life expectancy	76.6
English speaking %	71.07%
Population	11.4M

The cost of living in Belgium is $1640, which is 1.57 times more expensive than the world average. Belgium is ranked 27th out of 208 countries by cost of living .

The average salary after taxes in Belgium is $2530.71, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months.

Belgium

We calculate prices for Belgium as a population-weighted mean of 352 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cost of living	One person	Rank
Total with rent	$1640	27 / 208
Without rent	$793	23 / 208
Rent & Utilities	$786.89	37 / 208
Food	$541	19 / 208
Transport	$93.67	54 / 208

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	630.13$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	781.32$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	1045.19$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	992.64$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	147.77$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	230.12$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	44.86$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.12$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	4079$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	3836$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	21.4$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	81.31$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	9.89$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	4.75$
Cappuccino	3.72$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	3.02$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	3.07$
Monthly ticket local transport	46.26$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	25.12$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	1.52$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	1.24$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	2.54$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.53$
Eggs, x12	4.38$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	12.76$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	11.55$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	16.52$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	3.08$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.32$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.76$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.48$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.7$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.39$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.6$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	3.3$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	8.46$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	1.72$
Cigarette pack	9.35$
Cold medicince, 1 week	10.95$
Hair Shampoo	4.95$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	2.04$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	2.93$

Gym Membership, 1 month	28.27$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	16.22$
Doctor's visit	33.06$
Haircut, simple	22.41$
Brand Jeans	85.03$
Brand Sneakers	76.97$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	620.85$
International Primary School, 1 year	19721$

Rank	State	Cost of living
1	Leuven	$2045
2	Aalst	$2015
3	Halle	$2005
4	Beveren	$1959
5	Forest (Belgium)	$1947
6	East Flanders	$1922
7	Mechelen	$1858
8	Lommel	$1829
9	Sint-Truiden	$1791
10	Dilbeek	$1789
11	Deinze	$1723
12	Namur	$1717
13	Brussels	$1693
14	Ninove	$1665
15	Walloon Brabant	$1660
16	Chatelet	$1643
17	Geel	$1638
18	Ghent	$1637
19	Braine-lAlleud	$1614
20	Liege	$1604
21	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1599
22	Antwerp	$1598
23	Saint-Gilles	$1567
24	Lier	$1551
25	Ternat	$1545
26	Charleroi	$1538
27	Mouscron	$1536
28	Beringen	$1533
29	Vilvoorde	$1531
30	Brussels-Capital Region	$1501
31	Hoboken	$1467
32	Waregem	$1460
33	Ostend	$1458
34	Flemish Brabant	$1450
35	Hainaut (Belgium)	$1445
36	Seraing	$1442
37	West Flanders	$1432
38	Sint-Niklaas	$1408
39	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1407
40	Tournai	$1399
41	Dendermonde	$1390
42	Anderlecht	$1379
43	Bruges (Belgium)	$1377
44	Schaerbeek	$1377
45	Kortrijk	$1376
46	Hasselt	$1370
47	Wavre	$1346
48	Not Applicable (Belgium)	$1329
49	Roeselare	$1315
50	Lokeren	$1298
51	La Louviere	$1293
52	Turnhout	$1292
53	Ypres	$1290
54	Stabroek	$1268
55	Genk	$1259
56	Lille	$1247
57	Tienen	$1247
58	Mons	$1219
59	Verviers	$1141
60	Monaco	$7654
61	Santa Barbara Province	$3469
62	Singapore	$3385
63	Neuchatel	$3164
64	Ile-de-France	$2736
65	Zurich	$2715
66	California	$2710
67	Queretaro	$2187
68	United States	$2149
69	Baden-Wurttemberg	$2044
70	Aland	$2038
71	Ostergotland	$1978
72	Provence-Alpes-Cote dAzur	$1921
73	Hoki	$1897
74	Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes	$1891
75	Liege	$1878
76	Plzen	$1831
77	South Pyongan	$1816
78	Hokkaido	$1802
79	Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro	$1703
80	Nampo	$1690
81	Jonkoping	$1661
82	Rikuchu	$1633
83	Sancti Spiritus	$1578
84	Caceres	$1564
85	Holguin	$1508
86	Usti nad Labem	$1462
87	Cadiz	$1459
88	Orebro	$1456
89	Kavala	$1444
90	Limon	$1428
91	Al Bahah	$1394
92	Colon (Panama)	$1391
93	Zlin	$1388
94	Vastmanland	$1381
95	Omi	$1355
96	Tacuarembo	$1343
97	Siauliai County	$1329
98	Ahuachapan	$1327
99	Shimosa	$1324
100	Ciego de Avila	$1316
101	Tokai	$1300
102	Xanthi	$1280
103	Dembeni	$1275
104	Panama	$1271
105	Bayamon	$1269
106	Paysandu	$1264
107	Usulutan	$1259
108	Zilina	$1252
109	Hyuga	$1251
110	Guantanamo	$1238
111	Panama	$1234
112	Ioannina	$1231
113	Igdir	$1230
114	Panama Oeste	$1230
115	San-Pedro	$1203
116	Klaipeda	$1201
117	Tillaberi	$1200
118	Etchu	$1194
119	Vlore	$1194
120	Constanta	$1189
121	Kai	$1170
122	Pinar del Rio	$1161
123	Riga Planning Region	$1154
124	Camaguey	$1149
125	San Pedro de Macoris	$1138
126	Lodz	$1132
127	Chania	$1130
128	Causeni	$1128
129	Presov	$1128
130	Calarasi (Moldova)	$1117
131	Kermanshah	$1116
132	Franche-Comte	$1113
133	Yoro	$1112
134	Tekirdag	$1111
135	Zambezia	$1107
136	Bahia	$1102
137	Setubal	$1097
138	Drama	$1085
139	Kastoria	$1081
140	Suo	$1080
141	Balikesir	$1075
142	Thies	$1074
143	Trencin	$1063
144	Serres	$1060
145	Dubasari	$1050
146	Rethymno	$1045
147	Equateur	$1036
148	Espirito Santo	$1034
149	Suchitepequez	$1030
150	Haut-Uele	$1027
151	Gabu	$1019
152	Straseni	$1015
153	Brasov	$1014
154	Goias	$1013
155	Boke	$1007
156	Mexico	$1007
157	Totomi	$995
158	Siauliai	$994
159	Colon (Cuba)	$992
160	Banska Bystrica	$983
161	Panevezys	$969
162	Iasi	$963
163	Sao Paulo	$961
164	Kozuke	$956
165	Klaipeda County	$952
166	Izmir	$949
167	Osumi	$945
168	Kutahya	$934
169	Quilpue	$930
170	Hradec Kralove	$929
171	Kasai	$920
172	Kasai-Oriental	$919
173	Gueckedou	$918
174	Michoacan	$908
175	Eskisehir	$906
176	Extreme-Nord	$900
177	Solola	$897
178	Timis	$890
179	Bafata	$878
180	Kahramanmaras	$878
181	Usak	$877
182	Guatemala	$876
183	Uige	$872
184	Dien Bien	$871
185	Estado de Mexico	$864
186	Yucatan	$864
187	Durres	$856
188	Guaira	$856
189	Municipality of Chisinau	$854
190	Diyarbakir	$850
191	Cotui	$846
192	Ceara	$845
193	Francisco Morazan	$845
194	Botosani	$841
195	Esteli	$838
196	Buzau	$834
197	Botosani	$829
198	Forecariah	$826
199	Kirikkale	$816
200	Maan	$816
201	San Luis Potosi	$814
202	Boyaca	$812
203	Tucuman	$812
204	Caras-Severin	$810
205	Neuquen	$806
206	Bekes	$799
207	Hoki Province	$787
208	Adiyaman	$779
209	Arges	$779
210	Neamt	$777
211	Raska	$771
212	Atlantico	$768
213	Marijampole	$762
214	Para	$756
215	Gyor-Moson-Sopron	$755
216	Ialomita	$751
217	Veszprem	$751
218	Wasit	$751
219	Huila	$747
220	Sirvan	$747
221	Canakkale	$743
222	Aydin	$733
223	Elazig	$730
224	Chisinau	$726
225	Nuevo Leon	$720
226	Shkoder	$718
227	Korce	$710
228	Khuzestan	$708
229	Copiapo	$705
230	Bazega	$694
231	Curico	$692
232	Hamadan	$689
233	Mures	$683
234	Passore	$680
235	Braila	$675
236	Oueme	$671
237	Bistrita-Nasaud	$669
238	Iasi	$668
239	Djibouti	$666
240	Rezekne	$664
241	Laayoune	$660
242	Nghe An	$657
243	Awash	$655
244	Elazig	$650
245	Leon (Nicaragua)	$648
246	Gilan	$644
247	Meknes	$634
248	Mures	$633
249	Khenifra	$631
250	Tuyen Quang	$628
251	Bacau	$624
252	Paraguari	$622
253	Caras-Severin	$620
254	Piaui	$620
255	Binh Phuoc	$612
256	Osh	$608
257	Chuy Province	$607
258	Vinh Long	$607
259	Anse-a-Veau	$604
260	Dambovita	$604
261	Medias	$602
262	Koulpelogo	$595
263	Anosy	$594
264	Rio San Juan	$590
265	Bac Lieu	$587
266	Ninh Thuan	$585
267	Setif	$582
268	Duzce	$573
269	Ain Beida	$572
270	North Ossetia-Alania	$572
271	Agri	$569
272	Maramures	$569
273	Al Mahwit	$568
274	Hau Giang	$567
275	Dak Lak	$566
276	Al Hoceima	$562
277	Nis	$561
278	Sidi Bel Abbes	$553
279	Cadiz	$542
280	Valcea	$542
281	Kelaat Sraghna	$539
282	Bac Giang	$536
283	Soc Trang	$535
284	Miragoane	$533
285	Bechar	$531
286	Menaka	$525
287	Ba Ria-Vung Tau	$522
288	Karbala	$522
289	Lere	$516
290	Stavropol	$514
291	Yen Bai	$513
292	Kirklareli	$512
293	Hajjah	$507
294	Son La	$502
295	San Andres	$500
296	Inezgane-Ait Melloul	$498
297	Sadah	$495
298	Dhaka	$489
299	Sale	$489
300	Corum	$484
301	Concepcion (Paraguay)	$482
302	Binh Dinh	$480
303	Oulmes	$480
304	Caaguazu	$478
305	Arta	$476
306	Dong Nai	$473
307	Lang Son	$470
308	Salar	$470
309	Kenitra	$467
310	Quang Tri	$466
311	Ayni	$465
312	Dong Thap	$463
313	Narino	$462
314	Maharashtra	$461
315	Quang Ninh	$453
316	Nam Dinh	$448
317	Ain Temouchent	$444
318	Thanh Hoa	$444
319	Sanaa	$443
320	MSila	$441
321	Binh Duong	$438
322	Homs	$436
323	Khemisset	$435
324	Medenine	$433
325	Ca Mau	$431
326	Kebili	$431
327	Thua Thien Hue	$431
328	Beni Mellal-Khenifra	$429
329	Ain Defla	$426
330	Mazandaran	$426
331	Binh Thuan	$424
332	Tamba	$423
333	Jaen (Peru)	$422
334	Tetouan	$414
335	Al Bayda	$412
336	Ysyk-Kol	$411
337	Tebessa	$409
338	Bejaia	$405
339	Misratah	$399
340	Baghlan	$398
341	El Kelaa des Sraghna	$398
342	Daharia	$393
343	Al Bayda	$390
344	San Joaquin	$389
345	Tay Ninh	$389
346	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$384
347	Kien Giang	$381
348	Saida	$381
349	Gabes	$377
350	Kosice	$372
351	Sabha	$365
352	Bihar	$363
353	Kien Giang	$363
354	Quang Nam	$363
355	Samana	$360
356	Medea	$333
357	Ben Tre	$324
358	Naama	$302

Cost of Living in Belgium

Cost of living in Cities by population

Genappe

Waterloo (Walloon Brabant)

Nivelles

Braine-le-Chateau

Braine-lAlleud (Walloon Brabant)

Tubize

Zwevegem

Meulebeke

Heule

Kuurne

Lichtervelde

Sint-Kruis

Diksmuide

Ostend (West Flanders)

Zedelgem

Kortrijk (West Flanders)

Bissegem

Damme (West Flanders)

Izegem

Houthulst

Bruges

Beernem

Wingene

Ingelmunster

Knokke-Heist

Blankenberge

Middelkerke

Nieuwpoort

Poperinge

Harelbeke

Deerlijk

Tielt

Bredene

Sint-Michiels

De Haan

Oudenburg

Gistel

Hooglede

Jabbeke

Torhout

Staden

Ardooie

Oostkamp

Kortemark

Ieper

Assebroek

Sint-Andries

Wervik

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Belgium VS

Belgium

China

Belgium

India

Belgium

United States

Belgium

Indonesia

Belgium

Pakistan

Belgium

Brazil

Belgium

Nigeria

Belgium

Bangladesh

Belgium

Russia

Belgium

Japan

Belgium

Mexico

Belgium

Ethiopia

Belgium

Philippines

Belgium

Egypt

Cost of Living in
Belgium