Belgium vs Greece - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Greece
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1775
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4154
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$946
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$1507
$1022
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$463
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.7
$69.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2977
$1176
💸 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
91
74
🏙️ Population
11.9M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1775) is 42% more expensive than in Greece ($1253). Belgium ranked 25th vs 61st 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 1.7 months in Belgium compared to 0.9 months in Greece. Ranked 16th and 43rd 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
$21.5
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.1
$57.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$5.26
 Cappuccino
$4.19
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1479
$1039
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1222
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
4.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$3391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3147
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.2
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$14.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.93
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.39
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$5.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$6.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$883
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18519
$8295

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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
$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 Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1439
643K
Crete
$1324
623K
Thessaloniki
$1285
310K
Patras
$1109
174K
Piraeus
$1228
168K
Larissa
$1171
146K
Heraklion
$1291
145K
Glyfada
$1636
89.6K
Kallithea
$1307
97.6K
Peristeri
$1160
134K
Nikaia
$1182
88.1K
Kifissia
$1403
48.7K
Volos
$1126
85.8K
Nea Ionia
$1264
64.6K
Nea Smyrni
$1298
72.9K
Rhodes
$1311
54.6K
Chania
$1302
54.6K
Ioannina
$1098
64.9K
Trikala
$1100
61.6K
Chalcis
$1179
64.5K
Katerini
$1039
59.2K
Serres
$1107
58.4K
Alexandroupoli
$1030
59.5K
Palaio Faliro
$1386
64.9K
Xanthi
$1053
58.8K
Kavala
$1045
52.1K
Kalamata
$1146
57.7K
Lamia
$932
47.5K
Drama
$988
44.3K
Komotini
$1020
51.7K