Cost of living in Belgium

The cost of living in Belgium is approximately 1618 $ per month for a single person, including rent.

For a family of four, it's around 3781 $, also including rent.

Cost of living in Belgium

Cost of Living, one person, including rent
1618 $
Without Rent
761 $
Rent & Utilities
857 $
Food
548 $
Transport
85 $
Monthly Salary, after tax
2756 $
GDP per Capita
53,475 $
Freedom Index
8.33
Lifespan
82 years
Speak English
59%
Population
11.6M

Restaurants

Lunch menu, inexpensive restaurant 19.1 $
Dinner 83.1 $
Fast food, McDonalds or KFC 11.1 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 4.59 $
Capuccino 3.68 $
Coke, 330ml 3 $

Markets

Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 1.26 $
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1 lb 2.4 $
Rice, 1 kg or 2 lb 2.43 $
Eggs, 12 pack 3.65 $
Cheese, 1 kg or 2 lb 14.5 $
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2 lb 11 $
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2 lb 18.6 $
Apples, 1 kg or 2 lb 2.61 $
Banana, 1 kg or 2 lb 2.14 $
Oranges, 1 kg or 2 lb 2.48 $
Tomato, 1 kg or 2 lb 2.83 $
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.94 $
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.7 $
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.62 $
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 2.88 $
Wine, 750 mL bottle 7.61 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.96 $
Cigarette pack 9.09 $

Transportation

One-way Ticket 2.83 $
Monthly Pass 52.7 $
Gas or Petrol, 1l or 0.26 gal 1.89 $
Taxi, 8 km 26.5 $

Personal Care

Doctor Visit, private clinic 32 $
Cold medicine, for 1 week 11 $
Hair Shampoo, 400 ml or 12 oz. 4.22 $
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 2.07 $
Toothpaste, 1 tube 2.78 $

Utilities per Month

1 person, electricity, heating, water & garbage 134 $
Family of 4, electricity, heating, water & garbage 207 $
Internet plan, +60 Mbps 52.9 $

Rent per Month

1 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 40 sq.m 644 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 85 sq.m 1,060 $
1 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 40 sq.m 773 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 85 sq.m 1,307 $

Buy Apartment Price

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment, in city center 4,14 $
Price per Square Meter to Buy House, in suburbs 3,333 $

Salaries and Financing

Average Monthly Net Salary, after tax 2,756 $
Mortgage Interest Rate, for 20 years fixed-rate 3.50%

Sports and Leisure

Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 36.1 $
Cinema, 1 seat 13.7 $
Haircut 19.5 $

Clothing and Shoes

Brand Sneakers, mid-range, Nike or similar 98.9 $
Brand Jeans, Levis 501 95.6 $

Childcare

Preschool, full day, monthly for 1 child 613 $
International Primary School, yearly for 1 child 16,544 $

Cities in Belgium by Cost of Living

City Cost of Living without rent
Antwerp
$869
Sint-Truiden
$840
Brussels
$838
Beringen
$834
Forest
$820
Tournai
$820
Braine-l'Alleud
$807
Beveren
$807
Ghent
$800
Mechelen
$800
Aalst
$800
Dilbeek
$796
Anderlecht
$794
Halle
$780
Sint-Niklaas
$773
Schaerbeek
$772
Ninove
$769
Lier
$767
Saint-Gilles
$765
La Louviere
$753
Geel
$752
Lommel
$751
Heist-op-den-Berg
$750
Liege
$741
Deinze
$732
Seraing
$727
Dendermonde
$725
Vilvoorde
$725
Chatelet
$725
Waregem
$721
Mons
$721
Namur
$719
Turnhout
$718
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$714
Ypres
$711
Tienen
$710
Verviers
$709
Charleroi
$707
Lokeren
$706
Leuven
$706
Genk
$704
Hasselt
$698
Bruges
$694
Wavre
$694
Roeselare
$653
Mouscron
$653
Ostend
$647
Kortrijk
$637