Belgium vs Lithuania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Lithuania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1488
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3440
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$800
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$1256
$995
🍽️ Food expenses
$492
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$52.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2609
$1300
💸 GDP per capita
$49583
$24827
😃 Human freedom index
8.27
8.34
❤️ Life expectancy
81.9
74.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
73
62
🌐 English speaking %
59%
38%
🎓 Higher education
95
78
😀 Quality of life
88
72
🏙️ Population
11.6M
2.86M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1488) is 39% more expensive than in Lithuania ($1073). Belgium ranked 31st vs 68th for Lithuania in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Belgium compared to 1.2 months in Lithuania. Ranked 19th and 40th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgium vs Lithuania

We calculate prices for Belgium and Lithuania as a population-weighted mean of 91 and 10 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 Lithuania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.9
$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$4.43
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1198
$1084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$979
$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3900
$3265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3155
$2098
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.76
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.7
$30.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$8.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.89
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.22
$4.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$8.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.4
$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$79
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15735
$7500

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1638
529K
Ghent
$1562
265K
Brussels
$1778
189K
Charleroi
$1289
202K
Liege
$1422
195K
Schaerbeek
$1592
133K
Anderlecht
$1555
121K
Leuven
$1588
101K
Namur
$1354
111K
Bruges
$1401
119K
Mons
$1467
95.3K
Vilvoorde
$1490
44K
Ostend
$1347
71.6K
La Louviere
$1452
81K
Aalst
$1517
88.9K
Hasselt
$1525
77.7K
Mechelen
$1439
86.9K
Mouscron
$1402
58.2K
Tournai
$1438
69.6K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1549
57.7K
Sint-Niklaas
$1393
80.2K
Forest
$1525
56.6K
Kortrijk
$1294
77.7K
Saint-Gilles
$1435
49.7K
Seraing
$1412
64.3K
Dendermonde
$1385
45.7K
Roeselare
$1354
64.5K
Genk
$1502
66.1K
Braine-l'Alleud
$1506
39.8K
Verviers
$1151
55.2K

In Lithuania

City Cost of living Population
Vilnius
$1274
581K
Kaunas
$1056
305K
Klaipeda
$960
158K
Siauliai
$702
104K
Panevezys
$833
87.9K
Alytus
$878
51.9K
Mazeikiai
$752
33.2K
Marijampole
$867
36.8K
Jonava
$903
27.1K
Utena
$1035
25.6K