Belgium vs Namibia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Namibia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1746
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4101
$2111
🏠 One person rent
$922
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$1491
$790
🍽️ Food expenses
$597
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.8
$50.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2862
$610
💸 GDP per capita
$55955
$4413
😃 Human freedom index
8.47
7.48
❤️ Life expectancy
82.4
67.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
49
🌐 English speaking %
59%
17.2%
🎓 Higher education
96
45
😀 Quality of life
88
43
🏙️ Population
11.9M
3.03M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1746) is 87% more expensive than in Namibia ($935). Belgium ranked 25th vs 104th for Namibia 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 0.7 months in Namibia. Ranked 19th and 120th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgium vs Namibia

We calculate prices for Belgium and Namibia 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 Namibia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$9.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.5
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.3
$1.69
 Cappuccino
$3.96
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$829
$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$717
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1436
$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1213
$802
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$52.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
11.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4193
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3215
$633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.13
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.3
$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.7
$7.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$7.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.47
$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.39
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$5.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.5
$28.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$7.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$671
$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18245
$5423

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In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1818
529K
Ghent
$1811
265K
Brussels
$2028
196K
Liege
$1599
195K
Charleroi
$1718
204K
Schaerbeek
$1854
133K
Anderlecht
$1889
121K
Leuven
$1867
101K
Bruges
$1868
119K
Mons
$1557
95.3K
Namur
$1588
114K
Ostend
$1587
71.6K
Aalst
$1846
88.9K
La Louviere
$1720
81K
Tournai
$1617
69.6K
Kortrijk
$1560
77.7K
Hasselt
$1600
77.7K
Mechelen
$1835
86.9K
Seraing
$1624
64.3K
Roeselare
$1547
64.5K
Sint-Niklaas
$1671
80.2K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1758
57.7K
Forest
$1931
56.6K
Vilvoorde
$1732
44K
Mouscron
$1514
58.2K
Dendermonde
$1571
45.7K
Verviers
$1324
55.2K
Saint-Gilles
$1876
49.7K
Genk
$1715
66.1K
Deinze
$1709
44.3K

In Namibia

City Cost of living Population
Windhoek
$985
431K
Walvis Bay
$857
103K
Otjiwarongo
$836
28.2K
Rehoboth
$904
40.8K
Tsumeb
$819
35K
Swakopmund
$834
34.3K
Gobabis
$927
33.4K
Mariental
$948
12.5K
Omaruru
$924
10.7K
Oshikango
$807
12.4K