Belgium vs Finland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Finland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1790
$1677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4202
$3987
🏠 One person rent
$946
$796
🏘️ Family rent
$1521
$1349
🍽️ Food expenses
$615
$600
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2938
$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%
70.2%
🎓 Higher education
97
95
😀 Quality of life
90
93
🏙️ Population
11.9M
5.62M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1790) is 7% more expensive than in Finland ($1677). 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 1.6 months in Belgium compared to 1.8 months in Finland. Ranked 17th and 13th 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
$21.3
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.9
$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.46
$8.19
 Cappuccino
$4.23
$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.36
$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$817
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$739
$656
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1236
$1162
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$87.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.1
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.38%
3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4256
$5303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3167
$3084
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.1
$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28
$22.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$3.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$3.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.4
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$17.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.2
$23
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$98.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18948
$11318

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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
$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 Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1990
687K
Espoo
$2062
315K
Tampere
$1445
255K
Vantaa
$1927
248K
Turku
$1597
206K
Oulu
$1731
215K
Jyvaskyla
$1443
148K
Joensuu
$1592
78.2K
Kuopio
$1546
124K
Lahti
$1571
121K
Hameenlinna
$1451
68.3K
Pori
$1375
83.2K
Rovaniemi
$1522
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1482
73K
Kouvola
$1474
78.8K
Seinajoki
$1379
66.3K
Vaasa
$1518
69K
Lohja
$1406
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1454
51.9K
Salo
$1583
51.1K
Kotka
$1514
50.5K
Hyvinkaa
$1533
46.9K
Nurmijarvi
$1673
44.8K
Jarvenpaa
$1750
46.5K
Kokkola
$1472
48.3K
Tuusula
$1693
41.5K
Nokia
$1471
35.7K
Ylojarvi
$1467
33.7K
Kaarina
$1568
36.4K
Kerava
$1659
38.2K