Belgium vs Colombia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Colombia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1790
$890
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4202
$2175
🏠 One person rent
$946
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$1521
$663
🍽️ Food expenses
$615
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2938
$477
💸 GDP per capita
$56615
$7919
😃 Human freedom index
8.53
6.91
❤️ Life expectancy
82.4
77.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
37
🌐 English speaking %
59%
4.2%
🎓 Higher education
97
76
😀 Quality of life
90
46
🏙️ Population
11.9M
52.9M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1790) is 101% more expensive than in Colombia ($890). Belgium ranked 25th vs 111th for Colombia 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 Belgium compared to 0.5 months in Colombia. Ranked 17th and 114th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgium vs Colombia

We calculate prices for Belgium and Colombia as a population-weighted mean of 91 and 50 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.

Belgium Colombia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.9
$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$8.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.46
$1.53
 Cappuccino
$4.23
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.36
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$739
$287
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1236
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$61.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.1
$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.38%
12.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4256
$1892
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3167
$1231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.1
$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$6.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.4
$26.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$4.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.2
$7.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$61
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18948
$7084

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$1062
8.03M
Medellin
$1071
2.53M
Cali
$829
2.47M
Barranquilla
$909
1.33M
Cartagena
$1155
915K
Soacha
$919
783K
Cucuta
$646
806K
Soledad
$950
676K
Bucaramanga
$754
615K
Pereira
$789
591K
Bello
$915
562K
Villavicencio
$575
664K
Manizales
$717
454K
Valledupar
$687
544K
Buenaventura
$825
424K
Ibague
$529
546K
Santa Marta
$971
506K
Pasto
$637
411K
Palmira
$746
359K
Neiva
$592
380K
Monteria
$703
400K
Barrancabermeja
$1040
300K
Popayan
$606
301K
Floridablanca
$744
267K
Envigado
$992
229K
Armenia
$719
301K
Sincelejo
$572
287K
Tumaco
$663
213K
Tulua
$537
219K
Florencia
$514
192K