Belgium vs Czech Republic - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Czech Republic
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1746
$1409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4101
$3267
🏠 One person rent
$922
$827
🏘️ Family rent
$1491
$1396
🍽️ Food expenses
$597
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.8
$69.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2862
$1788
💸 GDP per capita
$55955
$31707
😃 Human freedom index
8.47
8.66
❤️ Life expectancy
82.4
79.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
56
🌐 English speaking %
59%
50.7%
🎓 Higher education
96
91
😀 Quality of life
88
80
🏙️ Population
11.9M
10.9M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1746) is 24% more expensive than in the Czech Republic ($1409). Belgium ranked 25th vs 43rd 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 1.6 months in Belgium compared to 1.3 months in the Czech Republic. Ranked 19th and 33rd 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
$20.9
$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.5
$44.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.3
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$3.96
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$829
$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$717
$601
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1436
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1213
$1117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$268
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4193
$6027
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3215
$4288
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.13
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.3
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.7
$14.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.47
$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$7.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.39
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.5
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$12.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$671
$578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18245
$11751

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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
$1818
529K
Ghent
$1811
265K
Brussels
$2028
196K
Liege
$1599
195K
Charleroi
$1718
204K
Schaerbeek
$1854
133K
Anderlecht
$1889
121K
Leuven
$1867
101K
Bruges
$1868
119K
Mons
$1557
95.3K
Namur
$1588
114K
Ostend
$1587
71.6K
Aalst
$1846
88.9K
La Louviere
$1720
81K
Tournai
$1617
69.6K
Kortrijk
$1560
77.7K
Hasselt
$1600
77.7K
Mechelen
$1835
86.9K
Seraing
$1624
64.3K
Roeselare
$1547
64.5K
Sint-Niklaas
$1671
80.2K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1758
57.7K
Forest
$1931
56.6K
Vilvoorde
$1732
44K
Mouscron
$1514
58.2K
Dendermonde
$1571
45.7K
Verviers
$1324
55.2K
Saint-Gilles
$1876
49.7K
Genk
$1715
66.1K
Deinze
$1709
44.3K

In the Czech Republic

City Cost of living Population
Prague
$1778
1.4M
Brno
$1570
403K
Ostrava
$1183
283K
Plzen
$1317
188K
Hradec Kralove
$1257
94.3K
Olomouc
$1246
103K
Liberec
$1195
108K
Ceske Budejovice
$1308
97.2K
Usti nad Labem
$1063
90.9K
Pardubice
$1195
92.3K
Zizkov
$1580
58.3K
Kladno
$1337
69.7K
Zlin
$1282
74.7K
Mlada Boleslav
$1187
47.3K
Havirov
$962
68.7K
Jihlava
$1103
54.6K
Most
$1028
63.5K
Opava
$1092
55.1K
Smichov
$1601
35K
Frydek-Mistek
$1064
53.6K
Decin
$1182
46.4K
Teplice
$986
50.9K
Karlovy Vary
$1117
49.1K
Karvina
$1020
48.9K
Chomutov
$1125
46.8K
Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
46.2K
Prostejov
$1182
43.4K
Ceska Lipa
$1211
36.8K
Brevnov
$1564
25.8K
Prerov
$1056
40.9K