Belgium vs Greece - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Greece
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1790
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4202
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$946
$610
🏘️ Family rent
$1521
$1033
🍽️ Food expenses
$615
$468
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2938
$1200
💸 GDP per capita
$56615
$24626
😃 Human freedom index
8.53
7.74
❤️ Life expectancy
82.4
81.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
50
🌐 English speaking %
59%
51%
🎓 Higher education
97
87
😀 Quality of life
90
74
🏙️ Population
11.9M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1790) is 41% more expensive than in Greece ($1267). Belgium ranked 25th vs 58th for Greece 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 0.9 months in Greece. Ranked 17th and 44th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgium vs Greece

We calculate prices for Belgium and Greece as a population-weighted mean of 91 and 50 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 Greece
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.9
$57.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.46
$5.47
 Cappuccino
$4.23
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.36
$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$739
$427
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1236
$847
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.1
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.38%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4256
$3462
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3167
$2747
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.1
$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$9.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.4
$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.2
$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$87.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18948
$8343

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Cities Comparison in Belgium vs Greece

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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 Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1462
643K
Crete
$1360
623K
Thessaloniki
$1272
310K
Patras
$1104
174K
Piraeus
$1240
168K
Heraklion
$1329
145K
Larissa
$1150
146K
Glyfada
$1663
89.6K
Kallithea
$1318
97.6K
Peristeri
$1192
134K
Kifissia
$1426
48.7K
Nikaia
$1187
88.1K
Volos
$1130
85.8K
Nea Ionia
$1286
64.6K
Nea Smyrni
$1304
72.9K
Rhodes
$1322
54.6K
Chania
$1320
54.6K
Ioannina
$1075
64.9K
Chalcis
$1199
64.5K
Serres
$1108
58.4K
Katerini
$1047
59.2K
Xanthi
$1069
58.8K
Trikala
$1110
61.6K
Alexandroupoli
$1029
59.5K
Palaio Faliro
$1410
64.9K
Kalamata
$1169
57.7K
Lamia
$954
47.5K
Komotini
$1041
51.7K
Kavala
$1031
52.1K
Drama
$1002
44.3K