Belgium vs Mexico - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Mexico
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1775
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4154
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$946
$483
🏘️ Family rent
$1507
$800
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$395
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.7
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2977
$873
💸 GDP per capita
$56615
$14186
😃 Human freedom index
8.53
6.72
❤️ Life expectancy
82.4
75.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
27
🌐 English speaking %
59%
13%
🎓 Higher education
97
89
😀 Quality of life
91
50
🏙️ Population
11.9M
131M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1775) is 65% more expensive than in Mexico ($1075). Belgium ranked 25th vs 85th for Mexico 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 0.8 months in Mexico. Ranked 16th and 92nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgium vs Mexico

We calculate prices for Belgium and Mexico as a population-weighted mean of 91 and 144 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 Mexico
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.1
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$9.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$2.8
 Cappuccino
$4.19
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1479
$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1222
$712
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$28.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
11.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3147
$1523
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.2
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.93
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.39
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$6.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$883
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18519
$7651

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Cities Comparison in Belgium vs Mexico

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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 Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1475
9.21M
Veracruz
$972
8.06M
San Luis Potosi
$1124
2.82M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
1.93M
Tijuana
$1276
1.96M
Monterrey
$1463
1.14M
Zapopan
$1349
1.26M
Guadalajara
$1222
1.39M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
1.07M
Puebla
$1051
1.43M
Leon
$869
1.58M
Naucalpan
$977
872K
Aguascalientes
$969
934K
Chihuahua
$1053
926K
Ciudad Juarez
$1066
1.32M
Hermosillo
$1097
856K
Mexicali
$994
854K
Queretaro
$1255
795K
Guadalupe
$1056
692K
Saltillo
$1023
864K
Cancun
$1260
889K
Tlalnepantla
$1003
653K
Culiacan
$891
808K
Torreon
$912
690K
Merida
$1198
892K
Apodaca
$1174
523K
Tlaquepaque
$775
650K
Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
531K
Morelia
$935
743K
Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
521K