Belgium vs Nepal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Nepal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1488
$389
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3440
$1024
🏠 One person rent
$800
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$1256
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$492
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$41
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2609
$245
💸 GDP per capita
$49583
$1337
😃 Human freedom index
8.27
6.77
❤️ Life expectancy
81.9
68.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
73
34
🌐 English speaking %
59%
3%
🎓 Higher education
95
52
😀 Quality of life
88
30
🏙️ Population
11.6M
29.2M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1488) is 282% more expensive than in Nepal ($389). Belgium ranked 31st vs 195th for Nepal 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 0.6 months in Nepal. Ranked 19th and 146th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgium vs Nepal

We calculate prices for Belgium and Nepal 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 Nepal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.9
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$2.27
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$134
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$84.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1198
$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$979
$177
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$15.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$23.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
13.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3900
$1202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3155
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.76
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.7
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$7.89
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.89
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.22
$2.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$2.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.4
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$49.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$80.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15735
$3734

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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 Nepal

City Cost of living Population
Kathmandu
$451
846K
Lalitpur
$412
513K
Pokhara
$378
600K
Biratnagar
$331
243K
Birgunj
$325
268K
Bheemdatta
$341
105K
Damak
$284
75.1K
Janakpur
$337
97.8K
Hetauda
$349
84.7K
Dhangadhi
$349
102K