Austria vs Belgium - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Belgium
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2038
$1790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4908
$4202
🏠 One person rent
$1047
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$1780
$1521
🍽️ Food expenses
$651
$615
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3395
$2938
💸 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
92
90
🏙️ Population
9.18M
11.9M

The average cost of living in Austria ($2038) is 14% more expensive than in Belgium ($1790). Austria ranked 20th 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 1.7 months in Austria compared to 1.6 months in Belgium. Ranked 14th and 17th 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
$19.7
$21.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86
$96.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.13
$5.46
 Cappuccino
$5.15
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$3.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$767
$739
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2065
$1482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1461
$1236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$299
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.7
$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.31%
3.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10258
$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5757
$3167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.3
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$28
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$8.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.62
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.6
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.29
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$136
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.1
$21.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$479
$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21918
$18948

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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
$2213
2.03M
Graz
$1708
293K
Linz
$1869
212K
Salzburg
$2009
155K
Innsbruck
$1904
131K
Klagenfurt
$1771
101K
Wels
$1573
65.3K
Villach
$1677
65.1K
Sankt Polten
$1821
55.5K
Dornbirn
$2075
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1922
44.5K
Feldkirch
$2153
33.4K
Steyr
$1683
38K
Baden bei Wien
$1829
26.3K
Leonding
$1818
28.7K
Amstetten
$1527
23.6K
Bregenz
$1889
29.6K
Leoben
$1391
24.6K
Wolfsberg
$1434
25K
Traun
$1787
24.5K
Lustenau
$1975
23.6K
Modling
$1898
20.6K
Kapfenberg
$1566
22.8K
Krems an der Donau
$1804
25.3K
Hallein
$1944
21.2K
Klosterneuburg
$1885
27.1K

In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1857
529K
Ghent
$1846
273K
Brussels
$2065
196K
Liege
$1647
195K
Charleroi
$1784
204K
Schaerbeek
$1920
133K
Anderlecht
$1939
121K
Leuven
$1920
101K
Bruges
$1957
119K
Hasselt
$1780
90.2K
Mons
$1602
95.3K
Namur
$1610
115K
Aalst
$1890
88.9K
Ostend
$1587
71.6K
Kortrijk
$1549
77.7K
La Louviere
$1765
81K
Tournai
$1704
69.6K
Mechelen
$1877
86.9K
Mouscron
$1539
58.2K
Roeselare
$1555
64.5K
Sint-Niklaas
$1727
80.2K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
57.7K
Seraing
$1643
64.3K
Forest
$1993
56.6K
Vilvoorde
$1866
44K
Dendermonde
$1706
45.7K
Genk
$1680
66.1K
Saint-Gilles
$1932
49.7K
Verviers
$1358
55.2K
Deinze
$1734
44.3K