Belgium vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1528
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3592
$4349
🏠 One person rent
$807
$1040
🏘️ Family rent
$1313
$1738
🍽️ Food expenses
$523
$647
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.3
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2610
$3389
💸 GDP per capita
$54701
$87925
😃 Human freedom index
8.47
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
82.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
81
🌐 English speaking %
59%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
96
94
😀 Quality of life
87
92
🏙️ Population
11.6M
5.55M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1528) is 22% less expensive than in Norway ($1954). Belgium ranked 29th vs 16th for Norway 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 1.7 months in Norway. Ranked 19th and 9th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgium vs Norway

We calculate prices for Belgium and Norway as a population-weighted mean of 91 and 33 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 Norway
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.5
$92.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$9.46
 Cappuccino
$3.51
$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$3.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$727
$1045
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1036
$1410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.8
$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3895
$6419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3182
$4662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.7
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47
$70.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$25.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.72
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.21
$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.21
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.47
$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$50.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$33.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.3
$90.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$622
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14161
$7788

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1640
529K
Ghent
$1559
265K
Brussels
$1816
196K
Liege
$1399
195K
Charleroi
$1368
204K
Schaerbeek
$1651
133K
Anderlecht
$1667
121K
Leuven
$1683
101K
Mouscron
$1351
58.2K
Bruges
$1514
119K
Mons
$1391
95.3K
Namur
$1350
114K
Aalst
$1663
88.9K
Ostend
$1314
71.6K
La Louviere
$1503
81K
Tournai
$1545
69.6K
Kortrijk
$1342
77.7K
Hasselt
$1432
77.7K
Mechelen
$1541
86.9K
Braine-l'Alleud
$1615
39.8K
Seraing
$1393
64.3K
Sint-Niklaas
$1514
80.2K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
57.7K
Vilvoorde
$1539
44K
Forest
$1692
56.6K
Roeselare
$1327
64.5K
Dendermonde
$1446
45.7K
Genk
$1422
66.1K
Saint-Gilles
$1663
49.7K
Verviers
$1182
55.2K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2292
709K
Bergen
$2006
291K
Trondheim
$2137
213K
Baerum
$1872
130K
Stavanger
$2049
146K
Drammen
$1627
105K
Asker
$1930
100K
Lillestrom
$1945
94.2K
Sandnes
$1709
82.5K
Tromso
$2196
78K
Fredrikstad
$1977
84.4K
Tonsberg
$1714
58.6K
Moss
$1707
51.2K
Kristiansand
$1326
64.1K
Alesund
$1603
52.2K
Skien
$1651
55.9K
Karmoy
$1457
42.9K
Sarpsborg
$1500
59K
Sandefjord
$1864
44.4K
Bodo
$1673
41.7K
Arendal
$1623
37.8K
Hamar
$1764
27.9K
Molde
$1813
32.4K
Porsgrunn
$1528
37.1K
Halden
$1575
31.7K
Gjovik
$1722
30.6K
Kongsberg
$1747
28.8K
Jessheim
$1838
23.9K
Kristiansund
$1700
24.2K
Harstad
$1937
25.1K