Belgium vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1775
$1367
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4154
$3110
🏠 One person rent
$946
$795
🏘️ Family rent
$1507
$1300
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.7
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2977
$1718
💸 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%
50%
🎓 Higher education
97
84
😀 Quality of life
91
77
🏙️ Population
11.9M
36.6M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1775) is 30% more expensive than in Poland ($1367). Belgium ranked 25th vs 47th 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 1.7 months in Belgium compared to 1.3 months in Poland. Ranked 16th 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
$21.5
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.1
$46.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$9.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$4.06
 Cappuccino
$4.19
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1479
$1308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1222
$978
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
6.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$3785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3147
$2691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.2
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.93
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.39
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$5.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$53.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$88.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$883
$468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18519
$10261

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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
$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 Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1979
1.86M
Krakow
$1636
804K
Wroclaw
$1576
674K
Lodz
$1322
649K
Poznan
$1430
547K
Gdansk
$1607
488K
Szczecin
$1190
388K
Gdynia
$1424
245K
Lublin
$1305
335K
Bydgoszcz
$1102
325K
Katowice
$1204
278K
Bialystok
$1229
290K
Rzeszow
$1240
196K
Torun
$925
198K
Zielona Gora
$1189
140K
Kielce
$1170
187K
Czestochowa
$1043
205K
Gliwice
$1047
174K
Olsztyn
$1454
170K
Zabrze
$1115
157K
Bielsko-Biala
$1235
165K
Sosnowiec
$1103
186K
Bytom
$1053
153K
Radom
$1030
202K
Ruda Slaska
$1136
134K
Opole
$1251
127K
Rybnik
$1007
134K
Tychy
$1098
125K
Elblag
$1010
115K
Chorzow
$1077
104K