Belgium vs Czech Republic - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Czech Republic
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1528
$1231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3592
$2949
🏠 One person rent
$807
$716
🏘️ Family rent
$1313
$1283
🍽️ Food expenses
$523
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.3
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2610
$1485
💸 GDP per capita
$54701
$31591
😃 Human freedom index
8.47
8.66
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
79
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
56
🌐 English speaking %
59%
50.7%
🎓 Higher education
96
90
😀 Quality of life
87
77
🏙️ Population
11.6M
10.9M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1528) is 24% more expensive than in the Czech Republic ($1231). Belgium ranked 29th vs 50th for the Czech Republic 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 Belgium compared to 1.2 months in the Czech Republic. Ranked 19th and 34th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgium vs the Czech Republic

We calculate prices for Belgium and the Czech Republic as a population-weighted mean of 91 and 58 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 Czech Republic
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$8.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.5
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$7.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$2.18
 Cappuccino
$3.51
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$727
$644
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$1259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1036
$964
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.8
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3895
$4849
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3182
$3431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.7
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$13.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.72
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.21
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.21
$5.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.47
$6.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$7.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.3
$74.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$622
$514
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14161
$10768

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Cities Comparison in Belgium vs the Czech Republic

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1640
529K
Ghent
$1559
265K
Brussels
$1816
196K
Liege
$1399
195K
Charleroi
$1368
204K
Schaerbeek
$1651
133K
Anderlecht
$1667
121K
Leuven
$1683
101K
Mouscron
$1351
58.2K
Bruges
$1514
119K
Mons
$1391
95.3K
Namur
$1350
114K
Aalst
$1663
88.9K
Ostend
$1314
71.6K
La Louviere
$1503
81K
Tournai
$1545
69.6K
Kortrijk
$1342
77.7K
Hasselt
$1432
77.7K
Mechelen
$1541
86.9K
Braine-l'Alleud
$1615
39.8K
Seraing
$1393
64.3K
Sint-Niklaas
$1514
80.2K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
57.7K
Vilvoorde
$1539
44K
Forest
$1692
56.6K
Roeselare
$1327
64.5K
Dendermonde
$1446
45.7K
Genk
$1422
66.1K
Saint-Gilles
$1663
49.7K
Verviers
$1182
55.2K

In the Czech Republic

City Cost of living Population
Prague
$1513
1.38M
Brno
$1329
401K
Ostrava
$1037
285K
Plzen
$1135
186K
Hradec Kralove
$1107
93.9K
Liberec
$1030
108K
Olomouc
$1067
102K
Ceske Budejovice
$1227
97.4K
Pardubice
$1088
92.4K
Usti nad Labem
$971
91.3K
Kladno
$1216
69.1K
Zizkov
$1370
58.3K
Mlada Boleslav
$1092
46.4K
Zlin
$1169
74.3K
Havirov
$862
69.7K
Most
$942
63.9K
Opava
$984
55.6K
Jihlava
$974
54K
Teplice
$880
51K
Frydek-Mistek
$954
53.9K
Decin
$1048
46.8K
Smichov
$1371
35K
Karlovy Vary
$979
49.4K
Chomutov
$1033
47K
Karvina
$908
49.7K
Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
46.2K
Prostejov
$1075
43.6K
Ceska Lipa
$1081
37.5K
Prerov
$983
41.7K
Pribram
$1166
33K