Belgium vs Hungary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Hungary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1739
$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4068
$2648
🏠 One person rent
$914
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$1473
$892
🍽️ Food expenses
$596
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.4
$80.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2946
$1240
💸 GDP per capita
$55955
$23311
😃 Human freedom index
8.47
7.44
❤️ Life expectancy
82.4
76.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
41
🌐 English speaking %
59%
25.3%
🎓 Higher education
96
81
😀 Quality of life
88
67
🏙️ Population
11.6M
9.6M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1739) is 58% more expensive than in Hungary ($1099). Belgium ranked 27th vs 80th for Hungary 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 1.1 months in Hungary. Ranked 19th and 51st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgium vs Hungary

We calculate prices for Belgium and Hungary as a population-weighted mean of 91 and 33 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 Hungary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.6
$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.8
$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$2.36
 Cappuccino
$4
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$823
$531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$701
$406
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1409
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1179
$712
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.7
$20.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.44%
7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4361
$3529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3482
$2484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.13
$1.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.1
$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.8
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.99
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.28
$5.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.8
$51.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$10
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$83.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$686
$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15750
$9210

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1828
529K
Ghent
$1790
265K
Brussels
$2042
196K
Liege
$1592
195K
Charleroi
$1543
204K
Schaerbeek
$1868
133K
Anderlecht
$1896
121K
Leuven
$1905
101K
Mouscron
$1544
58.2K
Bruges
$1751
119K
Mons
$1558
95.3K
Namur
$1608
114K
Ostend
$1588
71.6K
Aalst
$1873
88.9K
La Louviere
$1699
81K
Tournai
$1641
69.6K
Kortrijk
$1583
77.7K
Mechelen
$1755
86.9K
Hasselt
$1616
77.7K
Braine-l'Alleud
$1827
39.8K
Seraing
$1624
64.3K
Roeselare
$1569
64.5K
Sint-Niklaas
$1695
80.2K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1777
57.7K
Forest
$1931
56.6K
Vilvoorde
$1744
44K
Dendermonde
$1612
45.7K
Verviers
$1331
55.2K
Genk
$1731
66.1K
Saint-Gilles
$1878
49.7K

In Hungary

City Cost of living Population
Budapest
$1354
1.69M
Debrecen
$1038
202K
Szeged
$923
158K
Nyiregyhaza
$723
115K
Gyor
$866
130K
Miskolc
$900
144K
Szekesfehervar
$878
96K
Pecs
$976
140K
Kecskemet
$876
109K
Szombathely
$804
77.8K
Erd
$928
71.3K
Sopron
$1014
61.6K
Budafok-Teteny
$1065
56.5K
Eger
$873
49.5K
Szolnok
$773
66.4K
Tatabanya
$941
65.9K
Kaposvar
$802
58.8K
Veszprem
$932
56K
Szigetszentmiklos
$988
40.1K
Dunaujvaros
$818
41.4K
Bekescsaba
$825
54.5K
Dunakeszi
$1076
42.7K
Vac
$934
34K
Zalaegerszeg
$837
55.2K
Mosonmagyarovar
$904
34.2K
Godollo
$1033
32.5K
Cegled
$984
36.4K
Hodmezovasarhely
$790
41.8K
Salgotarjan
$941
30.9K
Ozd
$961
30.6K