Belgium vs Finland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Finland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1528
$1521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3592
$3634
🏠 One person rent
$807
$719
🏘️ Family rent
$1313
$1248
🍽️ Food expenses
$523
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.3
$89.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2610
$2732
💸 GDP per capita
$54701
$52926
😃 Human freedom index
8.47
8.84
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
81.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
88
🌐 English speaking %
59%
70.2%
🎓 Higher education
96
97
😀 Quality of life
87
90
🏙️ Population
11.6M
5.61M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1528) is 0.5% more expensive than in Finland ($1521). Belgium ranked 29th vs 30th 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 19th and 14th 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
$17.8
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.5
$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$7.51
 Cappuccino
$3.51
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$727
$726
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$601
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$1369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1036
$1054
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$71.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.8
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3895
$4844
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3182
$3155
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.7
$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47
$61.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$19.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.72
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.21
$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.21
$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.47
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$13.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$85.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.3
$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$622
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14161
$8342

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In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1640
529K
Ghent
$1559
265K
Brussels
$1816
196K
Liege
$1399
195K
Charleroi
$1368
204K
Schaerbeek
$1651
133K
Anderlecht
$1667
121K
Leuven
$1683
101K
Mouscron
$1351
58.2K
Bruges
$1514
119K
Mons
$1391
95.3K
Namur
$1350
114K
Aalst
$1663
88.9K
Ostend
$1314
71.6K
La Louviere
$1503
81K
Tournai
$1545
69.6K
Kortrijk
$1342
77.7K
Hasselt
$1432
77.7K
Mechelen
$1541
86.9K
Braine-l'Alleud
$1615
39.8K
Seraing
$1393
64.3K
Sint-Niklaas
$1514
80.2K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
57.7K
Vilvoorde
$1539
44K
Forest
$1692
56.6K
Roeselare
$1327
64.5K
Dendermonde
$1446
45.7K
Genk
$1422
66.1K
Saint-Gilles
$1663
49.7K
Verviers
$1182
55.2K

In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1816
676K
Espoo
$1879
315K
Tampere
$1464
255K
Turku
$1495
202K
Oulu
$1475
215K
Vantaa
$1671
248K
Jyvaskyla
$1445
148K
Joensuu
$1471
78.2K
Kuopio
$1382
124K
Hameenlinna
$1309
68.3K
Lahti
$1398
121K
Pori
$1239
83.2K
Rovaniemi
$1380
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1295
73K
Kouvola
$1355
78.8K
Vaasa
$1372
69K
Seinajoki
$1225
66.3K
Lohja
$1220
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1308
51.9K
Salo
$1396
51.1K
Tuusula
$1509
41.5K
Kokkola
$1307
48.3K
Nurmijarvi
$1479
44.8K
Nokia
$1432
35.7K
Kaarina
$1450
36.4K
Jarvenpaa
$1533
46.5K
Ylojarvi
$1426
33.7K
Kerava
$1486
38.2K
Porvoo
$1327
51.5K
Kotka
$1286
50.5K