Austria vs Belgium - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Belgium
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2042
$1775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4939
$4154
🏠 One person rent
$1058
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$1831
$1507
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$605
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$87.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$2977
💸 GDP per capita
$58269
$56615
😃 Human freedom index
8.54
8.53
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
82.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
69
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
59%
🎓 Higher education
93
97
😀 Quality of life
91
91
🏙️ Population
9.18M
11.9M

The average cost of living in Austria ($2042) is 15% more expensive than in Belgium ($1775). Austria ranked 19th vs 25th for Belgium in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Austria compared to 1.7 months in Belgium. Ranked 15th and 16th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs Belgium

We calculate prices for Austria and Belgium as a population-weighted mean of 26 and 91 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Austria Belgium
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.7
$92.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.01
$5.29
 Cappuccino
$5.07
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.86
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$847
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2151
$1479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1546
$1222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.9
$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11916
$4264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6053
$3147
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.38
$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.3
$27.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.5
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$8.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.41
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.6
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.3
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$883
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22021
$18519

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Cities Comparison in Austria vs Belgium

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$2240
2.03M
Graz
$1681
293K
Linz
$1803
212K
Salzburg
$2003
155K
Innsbruck
$1887
132K
Klagenfurt
$1752
101K
Wels
$1568
65.3K
Villach
$1648
65.1K
Sankt Polten
$1805
55.5K
Dornbirn
$2036
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1941
44.5K
Feldkirch
$2103
33.4K
Steyr
$1653
38K
Klosterneuburg
$1883
27.1K
Baden bei Wien
$1831
26.3K
Leonding
$1751
28.7K
Krems an der Donau
$1789
25.3K
Bregenz
$1844
29.5K
Wolfsberg
$1436
25K
Amstetten
$1499
24K
Traun
$1701
24.5K
Lustenau
$1957
24.6K
Modling
$1862
20.6K
Leoben
$1409
24.6K
Kapfenberg
$1518
22.8K
Hallein
$1929
21.2K

In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1834
529K
Ghent
$1817
273K
Brussels
$2030
196K
Liege
$1596
195K
Charleroi
$1776
204K
Schaerbeek
$1896
133K
Anderlecht
$1926
121K
Leuven
$1895
101K
Bruges
$1914
119K
Hasselt
$1779
90.2K
Mons
$1577
95.3K
La Louviere
$1752
81K
Mouscron
$1617
58.2K
Aalst
$1881
88.9K
Ostend
$1544
71.6K
Kortrijk
$1583
77.7K
Tournai
$1767
69.6K
Namur
$1716
115K
Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
40.7K
Mechelen
$1848
86.9K
Seraing
$1600
64.3K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
57.7K
Sint-Niklaas
$1799
80.2K
Roeselare
$1540
64.5K
Forest
$1969
56.6K
Vilvoorde
$1844
44K
Saint-Gilles
$1895
49.7K
Dendermonde
$1769
45.7K
Verviers
$1303
55.2K
Genk
$1643
66.1K