Belgium vs Iran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Iran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1746
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4101
$1462
🏠 One person rent
$922
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$1491
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$597
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.8
$27.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2862
$248
💸 GDP per capita
$55955
$4771
😃 Human freedom index
8.47
3.96
❤️ Life expectancy
82.4
77.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
23
🌐 English speaking %
59%
12%
🎓 Higher education
96
79
😀 Quality of life
88
41
🏙️ Population
11.9M
91.6M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1746) is 199% more expensive than in Iran ($584). Belgium ranked 25th vs 167th for Iran 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 0.4 months in Iran. Ranked 19th and 126th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgium vs Iran

We calculate prices for Belgium and Iran as a population-weighted mean of 91 and 102 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 Iran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$4.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.5
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$3.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.3
$0.79
 Cappuccino
$3.96
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$829
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$717
$212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1436
$738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1213
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$13.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$21
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
23.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4193
$1178
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3215
$693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.13
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.3
$9.95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.7
$2.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.47
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.39
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$1.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.5
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$671
$89.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18245
$1223

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In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1818
529K
Ghent
$1811
265K
Brussels
$2028
196K
Liege
$1599
195K
Charleroi
$1718
204K
Schaerbeek
$1854
133K
Anderlecht
$1889
121K
Leuven
$1867
101K
Bruges
$1868
119K
Mons
$1557
95.3K
Namur
$1588
114K
Ostend
$1587
71.6K
Aalst
$1846
88.9K
La Louviere
$1720
81K
Tournai
$1617
69.6K
Kortrijk
$1560
77.7K
Hasselt
$1600
77.7K
Mechelen
$1835
86.9K
Seraing
$1624
64.3K
Roeselare
$1547
64.5K
Sint-Niklaas
$1671
80.2K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1758
57.7K
Forest
$1931
56.6K
Vilvoorde
$1732
44K
Mouscron
$1514
58.2K
Dendermonde
$1571
45.7K
Verviers
$1324
55.2K
Saint-Gilles
$1876
49.7K
Genk
$1715
66.1K
Deinze
$1709
44.3K

In Iran

City Cost of living Population
Tehran
$684
8.69M
Mashhad
$503
3M
Isfahan
$501
1.96M
Karaj
$704
1.59M
Shiraz
$553
1.57M
Tabriz
$511
1.56M
Ahvaz
$571
1.18M
Kermanshah
$946
947K
Qom
$448
1.2M
Arak
$538
521K
Qazvin
$582
403K
Zanjan
$426
431K
Rasht
$472
680K
Yazd
$545
530K
Urmia
$504
736K
Ardabil
$809
529K
Hamadan
$430
554K
Sari
$643
310K
Eslamshahr
$623
448K
Khorramabad
$540
373K
Kerman
$761
538K
Sanandaj
$434
413K
Zahedan
$808
588K
Bandar Abbas
$632
527K
Dezful
$566
265K
Abadan
$549
231K
Shahriar
$635
310K
Kashan
$515
304K
Gorgan
$658
351K
Qods
$638
310K