Belgium vs Czech Republic - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Czech Republic
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1618
$1296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3781
$3055
🏠 One person rent
$857
$760
🏘️ Family rent
$1369
$1342
🍽️ Food expenses
$548
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.7
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2756
$1537
💸 GDP per capita
$53475
$30427
😃 Human freedom index
8.33
8.38
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
79
👮 Corruption perceptions index
73
57
🌐 English speaking %
59%
50.7%
🎓 Higher education
97
90
😀 Quality of life
88
77
🏙️ Population
11.6M
10.9M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1618) is 25% more expensive than in the Czech Republic ($1296). Belgium ranked 25th vs 44th 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 18th 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
$19.1
$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.1
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$8.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.59
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$3.68
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$546
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1307
$1308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1060
$1011
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.9
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
5.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4140
$4907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3333
$3574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.83
$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.65
$2.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.88
$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.61
$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.09
$6.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11
$7.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.1
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32
$39
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.5
$12.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.6
$78
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$613
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16544
$9843

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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
$1762
529K
Ghent
$1645
265K
Brussels
$1958
196K
Liege
$1505
195K
Charleroi
$1450
202K
Schaerbeek
$1752
133K
Anderlecht
$1734
121K
Mouscron
$1497
58.2K
Bruges
$1471
119K
Leuven
$1761
101K
Mons
$1446
95.3K
Namur
$1441
114K
Aalst
$1779
88.9K
Ostend
$1425
71.6K
La Louviere
$1586
81K
Tournai
$1647
69.6K
Kortrijk
$1423
77.7K
Braine-l'Alleud
$1702
39.8K
Mechelen
$1619
86.9K
Hasselt
$1517
77.7K
Sint-Niklaas
$1592
80.2K
Seraing
$1501
64.3K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
57.7K
Vilvoorde
$1675
44K
Forest
$1712
56.6K
Dendermonde
$1592
45.7K
Roeselare
$1378
64.5K
Genk
$1525
66.1K
Verviers
$1252
55.2K
Saint-Gilles
$1633
49.7K

In the Czech Republic

City Cost of living Population
Prague
$1641
1.38M
Brno
$1344
401K
Ostrava
$1122
285K
Plzen
$1185
186K
Hradec Kralove
$1142
93.9K
Liberec
$1106
108K
Ceske Budejovice
$1237
97.4K
Olomouc
$1147
102K
Pardubice
$1122
92.4K
Usti nad Labem
$978
91.3K
Zizkov
$1468
58.3K
Zlin
$1220
74.3K
Mlada Boleslav
$1216
46.4K
Kladno
$1244
69.1K
Havirov
$889
69.7K
Most
$957
63.9K
Teplice
$929
51K
Jihlava
$1016
54K
Frydek-Mistek
$986
53.9K
Chomutov
$1051
47K
Smichov
$1474
35K
Decin
$1107
46.8K
Opava
$1007
55.6K
Karlovy Vary
$1024
49.4K
Karvina
$952
49.7K
Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
46.2K
Prostejov
$1137
43.6K
Prerov
$938
41.7K
Ceska Lipa
$1130
37.5K
Kolin
$1150
33.2K