Belgium vs Czech Republic - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Czech Republic
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1775
$1478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4154
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$946
$872
🏘️ Family rent
$1507
$1441
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.7
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2977
$1859
💸 GDP per capita
$56615
$31823
😃 Human freedom index
8.53
8.82
❤️ Life expectancy
82.4
79.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
59
🌐 English speaking %
59%
50.7%
🎓 Higher education
97
91
😀 Quality of life
91
83
🏙️ Population
11.9M
10.9M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1775) is 20% more expensive than in the Czech Republic ($1478). Belgium ranked 25th vs 40th 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 1.3 months in the Czech Republic. Ranked 16th and 32nd 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
$21.5
$9.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.1
$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$2.6
 Cappuccino
$4.19
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$776
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$644
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1479
$1518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1222
$1150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$277
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$6208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3147
$4585
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.2
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$15.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$9.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.93
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.39
$7.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$7.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$35
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$86.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$883
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18519
$12906

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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
$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

In the Czech Republic

City Cost of living Population
Prague
$1899
1.4M
Brno
$1628
403K
Ostrava
$1280
283K
Plzen
$1397
188K
Liberec
$1174
108K
Olomouc
$1293
103K
Hradec Kralove
$1256
94.3K
Ceske Budejovice
$1278
97.2K
Usti nad Labem
$1141
90.9K
Pardubice
$1258
92.3K
Zizkov
$1685
58.3K
Kladno
$1402
69.7K
Zlin
$1430
74.7K
Mlada Boleslav
$1195
47.3K
Havirov
$982
68.7K
Jihlava
$1108
54.6K
Smichov
$1696
35K
Most
$1094
63.5K
Frydek-Mistek
$1096
53.6K
Opava
$1104
55.1K
Decin
$1216
46.4K
Karlovy Vary
$1218
49.1K
Teplice
$1006
50.9K
Karvina
$1059
48.9K
Chomutov
$1174
46.8K
Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
46.2K
Prostejov
$1201
43.4K
Chrudim
$1412
23.6K
Tabor
$1107
34.4K
Ceska Lipa
$1332
36.8K