Belgium vs Mongolia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Mongolia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1540
$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3611
$2073
🏠 One person rent
$821
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$826
🍽️ Food expenses
$514
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.8
$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2647
$365
💸 GDP per capita
$49927
$5046
😃 Human freedom index
8.33
7.43
❤️ Life expectancy
81.9
71
👮 Corruption perceptions index
73
33
🌐 English speaking %
59%
1%
🎓 Higher education
97
44
😀 Quality of life
88
41
🏙️ Population
11.6M
3.41M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1540) is 95% more expensive than in Mongolia ($792). Belgium ranked 30th vs 112th for Mongolia 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 0.5 months in Mongolia. Ranked 19th and 122nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgium vs Mongolia

We calculate prices for Belgium and Mongolia as a population-weighted mean of 91 and 2 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 Mongolia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.7
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.8
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$1.74
 Cappuccino
$3.53
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$740
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1235
$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1002
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.8
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.32%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3873
$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3159
$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.74
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.4
$7.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.7
$5.25
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.21
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.33
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$63.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.4
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.7
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.9
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$562
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18692
$5953

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1650
529K
Ghent
$1585
265K
Brussels
$1869
189K
Liege
$1439
195K
Charleroi
$1422
202K
Schaerbeek
$1682
133K
Anderlecht
$1659
121K
Mouscron
$1423
58.2K
Leuven
$1618
101K
Mons
$1405
95.3K
Namur
$1360
111K
Bruges
$1408
119K
Ostend
$1302
71.6K
Vilvoorde
$1599
44K
Aalst
$1678
88.9K
La Louviere
$1520
81K
Tournai
$1562
69.6K
Hasselt
$1445
77.7K
Mechelen
$1544
86.9K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
57.7K
Kortrijk
$1283
77.7K
Sint-Niklaas
$1413
80.2K
Seraing
$1487
64.3K
Forest
$1652
56.6K
Roeselare
$1306
64.5K
Dendermonde
$1469
45.7K
Saint-Gilles
$1524
49.7K
Genk
$1502
66.1K
Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
39.8K
Verviers
$1258
55.2K

In Mongolia

City Cost of living Population
Ulaanbaatar
$792
1.4M
Bulgan
$759
12.3K