Belgium vs Czech Republic - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Czech Republic
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1488
$1477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3440
$3636
🏠 One person rent
$800
$895
🏘️ Family rent
$1256
$1721
🍽️ Food expenses
$492
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$68
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2609
$1335
💸 GDP per capita
$49583
$27638
😃 Human freedom index
8.27
8.33
❤️ Life expectancy
81.9
77.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
73
56
🌐 English speaking %
59%
50.7%
🎓 Higher education
95
89
😀 Quality of life
88
74
🏙️ Population
11.6M
10.8M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1488) is 0.8% more expensive than in the Czech Republic ($1477). Belgium ranked 31st vs 32nd 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 1.8 months in Belgium compared to 0.9 months in the Czech Republic. Ranked 19th and 38th 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
$16.7
$8.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.9
$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$8.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$1.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$662
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1198
$1823
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$979
$1349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3900
$6511
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3155
$4817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.76
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.7
$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$13.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.89
$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.22
$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$8.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$9.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.4
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$630
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15735
$14230

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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
$1638
529K
Ghent
$1562
265K
Brussels
$1778
189K
Charleroi
$1289
202K
Liege
$1422
195K
Schaerbeek
$1592
133K
Anderlecht
$1555
121K
Leuven
$1588
101K
Namur
$1354
111K
Bruges
$1401
119K
Mons
$1467
95.3K
Vilvoorde
$1490
44K
Ostend
$1347
71.6K
La Louviere
$1452
81K
Aalst
$1517
88.9K
Hasselt
$1525
77.7K
Mechelen
$1439
86.9K
Mouscron
$1402
58.2K
Tournai
$1438
69.6K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1549
57.7K
Sint-Niklaas
$1393
80.2K
Forest
$1525
56.6K
Kortrijk
$1294
77.7K
Saint-Gilles
$1435
49.7K
Seraing
$1412
64.3K
Dendermonde
$1385
45.7K
Roeselare
$1354
64.5K
Genk
$1502
66.1K
Braine-l'Alleud
$1506
39.8K
Verviers
$1151
55.2K

In the Czech Republic

City Cost of living Population
Prague
$1911
1.36M
Brno
$1207
396K
Ostrava
$1102
284K
Plzen
$1120
181K
Hradec Kralove
$1259
93.5K
Liberec
$1020
107K
Ceske Budejovice
$1082
96.4K
Olomouc
$1119
102K
Pardubice
$950
92.1K
Usti nad Labem
$1031
92K
Zizkov
$1729
58.3K
Zlin
$1131
74.2K
Jihlava
$947
52.5K
Mlada Boleslav
$1512
45K
Opava
$967
55.5K
Most
$1445
63.9K
Smichov
$1737
35K
Kladno
$1813
68.4K
Karlovy Vary
$1127
49K
Decin
$977
47.2K
Frydek-Mistek
$1411
54.2K
Havirov
$1461
70.2K
Teplice
$1380
50.8K
Brevnov
$1722
25.8K
Chomutov
$1205
46.9K
Jablonec nad Nisou
$1488
45.8K
Tabor
$1467
34.3K
Prerov
$1797
41.6K
Znojmo
$1514
34.1K
Ceska Lipa
$1321
37.3K