Belgium vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1540
$441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3611
$1116
🏠 One person rent
$821
$182
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$379
🍽️ Food expenses
$514
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.8
$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2647
$677
💸 GDP per capita
$49927
$2411
😃 Human freedom index
8.33
6.29
❤️ Life expectancy
81.9
67.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
73
39
🌐 English speaking %
59%
10.6%
🎓 Higher education
97
74
😀 Quality of life
88
44
🏙️ Population
11.6M
1.33B

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1540) is 249% more expensive than in India ($441). Belgium ranked 30th vs 191st for India 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 1.5 months in India. Ranked 19th and 109th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgium vs India

We calculate prices for Belgium and India as a population-weighted mean of 91 and 220 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 India
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.7
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.8
$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$2.22
 Cappuccino
$3.53
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$740
$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1235
$512
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1002
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$44.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.8
$8.56
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.32%
8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3873
$2187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3159
$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.74
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.4
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.7
$3.22
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.21
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$5.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.33
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$1.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$18
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$3.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.4
$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.7
$2.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.9
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$562
$74
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18692
$2011

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1650
529K
Ghent
$1585
265K
Brussels
$1869
189K
Liege
$1439
195K
Charleroi
$1422
202K
Schaerbeek
$1682
133K
Anderlecht
$1659
121K
Mouscron
$1423
58.2K
Leuven
$1618
101K
Mons
$1405
95.3K
Namur
$1360
111K
Bruges
$1408
119K
Ostend
$1302
71.6K
Vilvoorde
$1599
44K
Aalst
$1678
88.9K
La Louviere
$1520
81K
Tournai
$1562
69.6K
Hasselt
$1445
77.7K
Mechelen
$1544
86.9K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
57.7K
Kortrijk
$1283
77.7K
Sint-Niklaas
$1413
80.2K
Seraing
$1487
64.3K
Forest
$1652
56.6K
Roeselare
$1306
64.5K
Dendermonde
$1469
45.7K
Saint-Gilles
$1524
49.7K
Genk
$1502
66.1K
Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
39.8K
Verviers
$1258
55.2K

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$484
26.5M
Bangalore
$585
12.3M
Mumbai
$706
15.4M
Chennai
$434
10.3M
Hyderabad
$470
9.31M
Pune
$510
5.95M
Ahmedabad
$505
7.65M
Surat
$809
5.94M
Kolkata
$399
4.5M
Lucknow
$374
3.38M
Jaipur
$392
3.07M
Kanpur
$301
3.81M
Visakhapatnam
$422
2.04M
Thane
$482
1.89M
Nagpur
$409
2.41M
Mirzapur
$363
2.5M
Ghaziabad
$423
2.38M
Kalyan
$391
1.25M
Gurgaon
$522
877K
Navi Mumbai
$457
1.12M
Indore
$390
1.99M
Vadodara
$399
2.07M
Mysore
$321
1.26M
Jamshedpur
$328
1.56M
Agra
$361
1.59M
Madurai
$309
1.56M
Nashik
$377
1.49M
Bhopal
$334
1.8M
Meerut
$362
1.31M
Bilaspur
$354
1.63M