Belgium vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1775
$608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4154
$1441
🏠 One person rent
$946
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$1507
$456
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.7
$36.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2977
$264
💸 GDP per capita
$56615
$3985
😃 Human freedom index
8.53
6.6
❤️ Life expectancy
82.4
69.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
32
🌐 English speaking %
59%
63.7%
🎓 Higher education
97
58
😀 Quality of life
91
48
🏙️ Population
11.9M
116M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1775) is 192% more expensive than in the Philippines ($608). Belgium ranked 25th vs 166th for the Philippines 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 0.4 months in the Philippines. Ranked 16th and 108th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgium vs the Philippines

We calculate prices for Belgium and the Philippines as a population-weighted mean of 91 and 86 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 Philippines
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.1
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$3.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$1.28
 Cappuccino
$4.19
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1479
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1222
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
7.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$2744
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3147
$1349
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.2
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$2.81
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$6.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$7.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.93
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.39
$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$3.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$5.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$5.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$883
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18519
$7264

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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 the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$710
3.08M
Manila
$829
1.9M
Caloocan
$555
1.71M
Davao
$646
1.85M
Taguig
$885
1.31M
Cebu
$795
965K
Antipolo
$517
914K
Dasmarinas
$410
745K
Pasig
$588
853K
Cagayan de Oro
$636
742K
Palawan
$606
969K
Zamboanga
$509
1.02M
Bacoor
$548
661K
Paranaque
$671
703K
San Jose del Monte
$505
686K
Marikina
$581
471K
La Union
$609
825K
General Santos
$530
722K
Valenzuela
$485
725K
Las Pinas
$584
616K
Muntinlupa
$671
552K
Calamba
$498
575K
Angeles
$614
483K
Binan
$582
584K
Binangonan
$491
321K
Bacolod
$599
625K
Mandaluyong
$765
466K
General Trias
$481
482K
Pasay
$785
453K
Cainta
$693
386K