Belgium vs Finland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Finland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1775
$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4154
$3907
🏠 One person rent
$946
$777
🏘️ Family rent
$1507
$1308
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$588
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.7
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2977
$3033
💸 GDP per capita
$56615
$53150
😃 Human freedom index
8.53
8.83
❤️ Life expectancy
82.4
81.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
88
🌐 English speaking %
59%
70.1%
🎓 Higher education
97
95
😀 Quality of life
91
93
🏙️ Population
11.9M
5.62M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1775) is 8% more expensive than in Finland ($1644). Belgium ranked 25th vs 31st for Finland 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 1.8 months in Finland. Ranked 16th and 11th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgium vs Finland

We calculate prices for Belgium and Finland as a population-weighted mean of 91 and 49 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 Finland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$14.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.1
$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$8.19
 Cappuccino
$4.19
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1479
$1544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1222
$1162
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$83.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$5166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3147
$2820
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$3.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.2
$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$22.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.93
$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.39
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$99.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$22.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$883
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18519
$11002

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Cities Comparison in Belgium vs Finland

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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 Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1970
694K
Espoo
$1974
326K
Tampere
$1407
255K
Vantaa
$1843
248K
Turku
$1560
210K
Oulu
$1672
217K
Jyvaskyla
$1403
150K
Kuopio
$1525
127K
Joensuu
$1550
79.1K
Lahti
$1533
122K
Hameenlinna
$1436
68.6K
Pori
$1416
83K
Vaasa
$1506
71.2K
Rovaniemi
$1486
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1448
73.2K
Kouvola
$1383
78.8K
Seinajoki
$1445
67.3K
Kotka
$1478
50K
Lohja
$1391
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1445
51.6K
Salo
$1535
51.1K
Jarvenpaa
$1759
46.9K
Kirkkonummi
$1684
41.2K
Nurmijarvi
$1644
44.8K
Hyvinkaa
$1531
47K
Kokkola
$1459
48.3K
Tuusula
$1698
41.5K
Kerava
$1673
38.2K
Nokia
$1439
35.7K
Kaarina
$1529
36.7K