Belgium vs Pakistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Pakistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1790
$397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4202
$943
🏠 One person rent
$946
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$1521
$244
🍽️ Food expenses
$615
$148
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2938
$139
💸 GDP per capita
$56615
$1479
😃 Human freedom index
8.53
5.26
❤️ Life expectancy
82.4
67.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
28
🌐 English speaking %
59%
48.9%
🎓 Higher education
97
60
😀 Quality of life
90
30
🏙️ Population
11.9M
251M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1790) is 352% more expensive than in Pakistan ($397). Belgium ranked 25th vs 196th for Pakistan 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 0.4 months in Pakistan. Ranked 17th and 155th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgium vs Pakistan

We calculate prices for Belgium and Pakistan as a population-weighted mean of 91 and 36 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 Pakistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.9
$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.46
$2.53
 Cappuccino
$4.23
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.36
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$739
$66.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1236
$167
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$64.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$98.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.1
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.38%
14.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4256
$828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3167
$521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.1
$7.65
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28
$5.28
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$6.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$4.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$2.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$2.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.4
$15.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.2
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$46.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18948
$1616

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Cities Comparison in Belgium vs Pakistan

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1857
529K
Ghent
$1846
273K
Brussels
$2065
196K
Liege
$1647
195K
Charleroi
$1784
204K
Schaerbeek
$1920
133K
Anderlecht
$1939
121K
Leuven
$1920
101K
Bruges
$1957
119K
Hasselt
$1780
90.2K
Mons
$1602
95.3K
Namur
$1610
115K
Aalst
$1890
88.9K
Ostend
$1587
71.6K
Kortrijk
$1549
77.7K
La Louviere
$1765
81K
Tournai
$1704
69.6K
Mechelen
$1877
86.9K
Mouscron
$1539
58.2K
Roeselare
$1555
64.5K
Sint-Niklaas
$1727
80.2K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
57.7K
Seraing
$1643
64.3K
Forest
$1993
56.6K
Vilvoorde
$1866
44K
Dendermonde
$1706
45.7K
Genk
$1680
66.1K
Saint-Gilles
$1932
49.7K
Verviers
$1358
55.2K
Deinze
$1734
44.3K

In Pakistan

City Cost of living Population
Karachi
$434
14.9M
Lahore
$432
11.1M
Faisalabad
$348
3.2M
Rawalpindi
$427
2.1M
Gujranwala
$308
2.03M
Multan
$417
1.87M
Peshawar
$323
1.97M
Hyderabad
$365
1.73M
Islamabad
$464
1.01M
Quetta
$298
1M
Bahawalpur
$298
762K
Sialkot
$308
592K
Sargodha
$381
660K
Sheikhupura
$379
473K
Sukkur
$343
500K
Larkana
$337
491K
Mardan
$370
368K
Gujrat
$330
391K
Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
399K
Jhang
$302
414K
Wah
$360
259K
Mingora
$369
280K
Chiniot
$378
478K
Kamoke
$326
231K
Nawabshah
$326
263K
Mirpur Khas
$392
237K
Okara
$315
232K
Kohat
$379
171K
Sahiwal
$318
248K
Jacobabad
$327
201K