Belgium vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1790
$1393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4202
$3169
🏠 One person rent
$946
$809
🏘️ Family rent
$1521
$1320
🍽️ Food expenses
$615
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2938
$1728
💸 GDP per capita
$56615
$25104
😃 Human freedom index
8.53
7.76
❤️ Life expectancy
82.4
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
53
🌐 English speaking %
59%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
97
84
😀 Quality of life
90
77
🏙️ Population
11.9M
36.6M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1790) is 29% more expensive than in Poland ($1393). Belgium ranked 25th vs 45th for Poland 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 1.2 months in Poland. Ranked 17th and 41st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgium vs Poland

We calculate prices for Belgium and Poland as a population-weighted mean of 91 and 79 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 Poland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.9
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$9.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.46
$4.18
 Cappuccino
$4.23
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.36
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$739
$573
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1306
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1236
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.1
$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.38%
7.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4256
$3887
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3167
$2755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.1
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28
$11.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$5.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.4
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$8.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.2
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18948
$10757

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Cities Comparison in Belgium vs Poland

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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 Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$2026
1.86M
Krakow
$1662
804K
Wroclaw
$1662
674K
Lodz
$1377
649K
Poznan
$1471
547K
Gdansk
$1593
488K
Szczecin
$1240
388K
Gdynia
$1496
245K
Lublin
$1337
335K
Bydgoszcz
$1145
325K
Katowice
$1233
278K
Bialystok
$1214
290K
Rzeszow
$1280
196K
Torun
$834
198K
Kielce
$1165
187K
Olsztyn
$1343
170K
Gliwice
$1073
174K
Czestochowa
$1070
205K
Zabrze
$1155
157K
Sosnowiec
$1138
186K
Bytom
$1098
153K
Radom
$1053
202K
Zielona Gora
$1155
140K
Bielsko-Biala
$1260
165K
Ruda Slaska
$1161
134K
Opole
$1259
127K
Tychy
$1123
125K
Rybnik
$1039
134K
Elblag
$1068
115K
Chorzow
$1107
104K