Belgium vs Kazakhstan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Kazakhstan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1790
$690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4202
$1667
🏠 One person rent
$946
$325
🏘️ Family rent
$1521
$546
🍽️ Food expenses
$615
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2938
$624
💸 GDP per capita
$56615
$14155
😃 Human freedom index
8.53
6.38
❤️ Life expectancy
82.4
74.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
38
🌐 English speaking %
59%
15.4%
🎓 Higher education
97
50
😀 Quality of life
90
55
🏙️ Population
11.9M
20.6M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1790) is 159% more expensive than in Kazakhstan ($690). Belgium ranked 25th vs 151st for Kazakhstan 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 0.9 months in Kazakhstan. Ranked 17th and 81st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgium vs Kazakhstan

We calculate prices for Belgium and Kazakhstan as a population-weighted mean of 91 and 29 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 Kazakhstan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$7.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.9
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$5.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.46
$1.46
 Cappuccino
$4.23
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.36
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$381
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$739
$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1236
$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.1
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.38%
19.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4256
$1209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3167
$859
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.1
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28
$6.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$7.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.4
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.2
$5.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18948
$7032

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Cities Comparison in Belgium vs Kazakhstan

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1857
529K
Ghent
$1846
273K
Brussels
$2065
196K
Liege
$1647
195K
Charleroi
$1784
204K
Schaerbeek
$1920
133K
Anderlecht
$1939
121K
Leuven
$1920
101K
Bruges
$1957
119K
Hasselt
$1780
90.2K
Mons
$1602
95.3K
Namur
$1610
115K
Aalst
$1890
88.9K
Ostend
$1587
71.6K
Kortrijk
$1549
77.7K
La Louviere
$1765
81K
Tournai
$1704
69.6K
Mechelen
$1877
86.9K
Mouscron
$1539
58.2K
Roeselare
$1555
64.5K
Sint-Niklaas
$1727
80.2K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
57.7K
Seraing
$1643
64.3K
Forest
$1993
56.6K
Vilvoorde
$1866
44K
Dendermonde
$1706
45.7K
Genk
$1680
66.1K
Saint-Gilles
$1932
49.7K
Verviers
$1358
55.2K
Deinze
$1734
44.3K

In Kazakhstan

City Cost of living Population
Almaty
$974
2.23M
Nur-Sultan
$732
1.08M
Shymkent
$562
1.19M
Aktobe
$579
388K
Karaganda
$550
516K
Oskemen
$595
333K
Semey
$553
350K
Oral
$604
236K
Pavlodar
$576
333K
Taraz
$477
418K
Atyrau
$750
295K
Kostanay
$690
259K
Petropavl
$564
223K
Kyzylorda
$484
271K
Taldiqorgan
$738
162K
Temirtau
$530
185K
Ekibastuz
$570
160K
Aktau
$598
183K
Kokshetau
$747
139K
Turkistan
$521
165K
Zhanaozen
$613
113K
Jezkazgan
$517
86.2K
Balkhash
$661
78K
Aksu
$571
69.4K
Kapchagay
$842
61.8K
Kaskelen
$866
58.4K
Kentau
$505
72.6K
Satbayev
$530
61.9K
Kulsary
$690
53.7K