Belgium vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1775
$2371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4154
$5152
🏠 One person rent
$946
$1291
🏘️ Family rent
$1507
$2051
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$772
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.7
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2977
$4170
💸 GDP per capita
$56615
$86785
😃 Human freedom index
8.53
8.69
❤️ Life expectancy
82.4
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
81
🌐 English speaking %
59%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
97
94
😀 Quality of life
91
95
🏙️ Population
11.9M
5.57M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1775) is 25% less expensive than in Norway ($2371). Belgium ranked 25th vs 14th 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 1.8 months in Norway. Ranked 16th and 7th 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
$21.5
$23.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.1
$106
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$15.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$11.7
 Cappuccino
$4.19
$5.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$4.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$1293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$1019
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1479
$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1222
$1706
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$7890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3147
$5324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$4.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.2
$79.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$25.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$3.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$5.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.93
$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.39
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$3.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$17.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$42.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$883
$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18519
$11440

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Cities Comparison in Belgium vs Norway

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2839
718K
Bergen
$2336
291K
Trondheim
$2470
199K
Stavanger
$2617
152K
Baerum
$2227
133K
Asker
$2231
102K
Drammen
$1935
106K
Lillestrom
$2384
96.8K
Tromso
$2561
79.9K
Sandnes
$2178
85.8K
Fredrikstad
$2401
86.2K
Kristiansand
$1840
67.9K
Tonsberg
$2071
60.2K
Skien
$1984
56.9K
Moss
$2084
53.2K
Alesund
$2021
52.2K
Sandefjord
$2157
48.8K
Karmoy
$1798
44K
Sarpsborg
$2018
60.6K
Arendal
$1980
37.8K
Bodo
$1993
43.5K
Hamar
$2092
30.5K
Porsgrunn
$2002
37.4K
Molde
$2101
33.3K
Gjovik
$2236
31.4K
Halden
$1855
32.1K
Kongsberg
$2156
29.2K
Jessheim
$2281
25.5K
Kristiansund
$1944
24.5K
Larvik
$2029
27.7K