Belgium vs Czech Republic - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Czech Republic
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1790
$1490
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4202
$3446
🏠 One person rent
$946
$875
🏘️ Family rent
$1521
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$615
$419
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$73.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2938
$1845
💸 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
90
83
🏙️ Population
11.9M
10.9M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1790) is 20% more expensive than in the Czech Republic ($1490). Belgium ranked 25th vs 39th 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 1.2 months in the Czech Republic. Ranked 17th and 31st 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
$21.3
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.9
$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.46
$2.58
 Cappuccino
$4.23
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.36
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$780
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$739
$642
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1236
$1156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.1
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.38%
4.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4256
$6198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3167
$4567
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.1
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28
$15.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.4
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.2
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18948
$12734

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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
$1857
529K
Ghent
$1846
273K
Brussels
$2065
196K
Liege
$1647
195K
Charleroi
$1784
204K
Schaerbeek
$1920
133K
Anderlecht
$1939
121K
Leuven
$1920
101K
Bruges
$1957
119K
Hasselt
$1780
90.2K
Mons
$1602
95.3K
Namur
$1610
115K
Aalst
$1890
88.9K
Ostend
$1587
71.6K
Kortrijk
$1549
77.7K
La Louviere
$1765
81K
Tournai
$1704
69.6K
Mechelen
$1877
86.9K
Mouscron
$1539
58.2K
Roeselare
$1555
64.5K
Sint-Niklaas
$1727
80.2K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
57.7K
Seraing
$1643
64.3K
Forest
$1993
56.6K
Vilvoorde
$1866
44K
Dendermonde
$1706
45.7K
Genk
$1680
66.1K
Saint-Gilles
$1932
49.7K
Verviers
$1358
55.2K
Deinze
$1734
44.3K

In the Czech Republic

City Cost of living Population
Prague
$1909
1.4M
Brno
$1639
403K
Ostrava
$1253
283K
Plzen
$1364
188K
Liberec
$1188
108K
Hradec Kralove
$1288
94.3K
Olomouc
$1316
103K
Ceske Budejovice
$1346
97.2K
Pardubice
$1265
92.3K
Usti nad Labem
$1093
90.9K
Zizkov
$1696
58.3K
Kladno
$1375
69.7K
Zlin
$1404
74.7K
Mlada Boleslav
$1244
47.3K
Havirov
$1026
68.7K
Jihlava
$1133
54.6K
Most
$1103
63.5K
Opava
$1155
55.1K
Smichov
$1720
35K
Frydek-Mistek
$1135
53.6K
Decin
$1227
46.4K
Teplice
$1006
50.9K
Karlovy Vary
$1196
49.1K
Karvina
$1090
48.9K
Chomutov
$1200
46.8K
Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
46.2K
Prostejov
$1247
43.4K
Ceska Lipa
$1273
36.8K
Tabor
$1114
34.4K
Brevnov
$1678
25.8K