Belgium vs Namibia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Namibia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1775
$982
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4154
$2244
🏠 One person rent
$946
$501
🏘️ Family rent
$1507
$812
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$344
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.7
$54.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2977
$286
💸 GDP per capita
$56615
$4413
😃 Human freedom index
8.53
7.5
❤️ Life expectancy
82.4
67.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
46
🌐 English speaking %
59%
17.2%
🎓 Higher education
97
45
😀 Quality of life
91
39
🏙️ Population
11.9M
3.03M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1775) is 81% more expensive than in Namibia ($982). Belgium ranked 25th vs 103rd 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 1.7 months in Belgium compared to 0.3 months in Namibia. Ranked 16th and 130th 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
$21.5
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.1
$43.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$1.68
 Cappuccino
$4.19
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1479
$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1222
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$75.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$52.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$1369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3147
$555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.2
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$8.16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$7.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.93
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.39
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$56.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$883
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18519
$5457

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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 Namibia

City Cost of living Population
Windhoek
$1040
486K
Walvis Bay
$893
103K
Swakopmund
$834
75.9K
Otjiwarongo
$925
49K
Rehoboth
$945
40.8K
Tsumeb
$890
35K
Gobabis
$998
33.4K
Mariental
$991
18.5K
Oshikango
$891
12.4K
Omaruru
$982
10.8K