Summary of cost of living in Belgium:
Restaurants | Edit | Range |
---|---|---|
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 18.00 € | |
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 80.00 € | |
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 10.00 € | |
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 4.00 € | |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 4.00 € | |
Cappuccino (regular) | 3.28 € | |
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) | 2.56 € | |
Water (12 oz small bottle) | 2.28 € | |
Markets | Edit | |
Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 4.18 € | |
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 1.85 € | |
Rice (white), (1 lb) | 0.92 € | |
Eggs (regular) (12) | 3.11 € | |
Local Cheese (1 lb) | 5.90 € | |
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) | 4.53 € | |
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 7.18 € | |
Apples (1 lb) | 1.05 € | |
Banana (1 lb) | 0.80 € | |
Oranges (1 lb) | 1.04 € | |
Tomato (1 lb) | 1.14 € | |
Potato (1 lb) | 0.71 € | |
Onion (1 lb) | 0.61 € | |
Lettuce (1 head) | 1.18 € | |
Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 0.87 € | |
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 7.00 € | |
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 1.71 € | |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 2.08 € | |
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 8.00 € | |
Transportation | Edit | |
One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 2.50 € | |
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 49.00 € | |
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 5.00 € | |
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 3.86 € | |
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 40.00 € | |
Gasoline (1 gallon) | 6.77 € | |
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 26,490.00 € | |
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 26,606.33 € | |
Utilities (Monthly) | Edit | |
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 198.82 € | |
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data | 20.99 € | |
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 49.68 € | |
Sports And Leisure | Edit | |
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 30.91 € | |
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 17.04 € | |
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 12.00 € | |
Childcare | Edit | |
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 550.52 € | |
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 16,828.18 € | |
Clothing And Shoes | Edit | |
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 87.87 € | |
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 38.92 € | |
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 88.37 € | |
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 120.77 € | |
Rent Per Month | Edit | |
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 818.96 € | |
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 690.35 € | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 1,251.30 € | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 1,059.25 € | |
Buy Apartment Price | Edit | |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 335.41 € | |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 268.73 € | |
Salaries And Financing | Edit | |
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 2,385.50 € | |
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 3.38 |
Rank |
City |
Cost of Living Index |
Rent Index |
Cost of Living Plus Rent Index |
Groceries Index |
Restaurant Price Index |
Local Purchasing Power Index |
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Brussels | 67.1 | 30.0 | 49.6 | 62.7 | 68.3 | 104.7 | |
Antwerp | 66.3 | 23.8 | 46.2 | 58.8 | 69.9 | 90.8 | |
Gent | 65.4 | 22.3 | 45.1 | 58.5 | 71.4 | 108.9 | |
Leuven | 57.6 | 23.6 | 41.5 | 53.2 | 54.4 | 107.5 |
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