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) | 2.55 € | |
Water (12 oz small bottle) | 2.28 € | |
Markets | Edit | |
Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 4.16 € | |
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 1.85 € | |
Rice (white), (1 lb) | 0.93 € | |
Eggs (regular) (12) | 3.10 € | |
Local Cheese (1 lb) | 6.06 € | |
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) | 4.52 € | |
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 7.16 € | |
Apples (1 lb) | 1.06 € | |
Banana (1 lb) | 0.81 € | |
Oranges (1 lb) | 1.05 € | |
Tomato (1 lb) | 1.15 € | |
Potato (1 lb) | 0.72 € | |
Onion (1 lb) | 0.63 € | |
Lettuce (1 head) | 1.21 € | |
Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 0.87 € | |
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 7.00 € | |
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 1.68 € | |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 2.07 € | |
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) | 6.61 € | |
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 | 196.19 € | |
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data | 20.94 € | |
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 49.29 € | |
Sports And Leisure | Edit | |
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 31.05 € | |
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 17.19 € | |
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 12.00 € | |
Childcare | Edit | |
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 560.84 € | |
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 16,828.18 € | |
Clothing And Shoes | Edit | |
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 88.26 € | |
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 39.25 € | |
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 89.01 € | |
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 120.69 € | |
Rent Per Month | Edit | |
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 822.33 € | |
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 694.57 € | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 1,233.71 € | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 1,049.51 € | |
Buy Apartment Price | Edit | |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 339.12 € | |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 267.33 € | |
Salaries And Financing | Edit | |
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 2,387.90 € | |
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 3.39 |
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 | 66.9 | 28.8 | 48.7 | 64.2 | 67.5 | 104.1 | |
Antwerp | 65.4 | 22.6 | 45.0 | 59.3 | 69.4 | 93.3 | |
Gent | 63.0 | 21.3 | 43.0 | 57.4 | 69.0 | 113.6 | |
Leuven | 56.8 | 22.4 | 40.4 | 52.8 | 54.1 | 107.3 |
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