Belgium vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1775
$1624
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4154
$3873
🏠 One person rent
$946
$819
🏘️ Family rent
$1507
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.7
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2977
$1952
💸 GDP per capita
$56615
$40385
😃 Human freedom index
8.53
8.28
❤️ Life expectancy
82.4
83.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
53
🌐 English speaking %
59%
28.2%
🎓 Higher education
97
92
😀 Quality of life
91
82
🏙️ Population
11.9M
59M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1775) is 9% more expensive than in Italy ($1624). Belgium ranked 25th vs 35th for Italy 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 1.2 months in Italy. Ranked 16th and 33rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgium vs Italy

We calculate prices for Belgium and Italy as a population-weighted mean of 91 and 148 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 Italy
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.1
$71.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$5.97
 Cappuccino
$4.19
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$834
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$613
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1479
$1556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1222
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$4759
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3147
$2544
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$1.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.2
$43.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$20.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$4.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.93
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.39
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$6.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$58.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$883
$564
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18519
$11665

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Cities Comparison in Belgium vs Italy

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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 Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1972
2.75M
Milan
$2328
1.35M
Turin
$1659
842K
Naples
$1570
913K
Genoa
$1613
559K
Palermo
$1176
630K
Bologna
$1749
388K
Florence
$1891
361K
Bari
$1617
315K
Catania
$1336
312K
Verona
$1724
256K
Venice
$1734
250K
Prato
$1586
196K
Padua
$1876
206K
Parma
$1620
197K
Brescia
$1893
196K
Modena
$1653
184K
Messina
$1238
219K
Trieste
$1659
198K
Reggio Emilia
$1488
170K
Ravenna
$1396
156K
Taranto
$1326
188K
Bergamo
$1497
120K
Foggia
$1355
145K
Cagliari
$1624
147K
Reggio Calabria
$1164
171K
Perugia
$1212
162K
Monza
$1835
122K
Livorno
$1669
153K
Rimini
$1601
149K