Belgium vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1775
$1027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4154
$2488
🏠 One person rent
$946
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$1507
$910
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.7
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2977
$932
💸 GDP per capita
$56615
$14889
😃 Human freedom index
8.53
4.86
❤️ Life expectancy
82.4
73.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
22
🌐 English speaking %
59%
3.7%
🎓 Higher education
97
85
😀 Quality of life
91
49
🏙️ Population
11.9M
144M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1775) is 73% more expensive than in Russia ($1027). Belgium ranked 25th vs 98th for Russia 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 0.9 months in Russia. Ranked 16th and 103rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgium vs Russia

We calculate prices for Belgium and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 91 and 122 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 Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.1
$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$6.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$2.8
 Cappuccino
$4.19
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1479
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1222
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$9.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
21.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$4391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3147
$2478
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.2
$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$7.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$5.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.93
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.39
$9.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$6.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$24
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$6.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$883
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18519
$12853

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Cities Comparison in Belgium vs Russia

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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 Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1678
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$1139
5.65M
Yekaterinburg
$1163
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$935
1.64M
Kazan
$981
1.33M
Samara
$845
1.15M
Omsk
$819
1.1M
Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
1.2M
Rostov-on-Don
$891
1.14M
Krasnodar
$973
1.15M
Perm
$791
1.03M
Ufa
$913
1.14M
Voronezh
$766
1.04M
Krasnoyarsk
$954
1.09M
Chelyabinsk
$786
1.18M
Tyumen
$1024
872K
Ryazan
$771
519K
Izhevsk
$708
616K
Saratov
$895
838K
Balashikha
$1055
544K
Khabarovsk
$976
616K
Makhachkala
$676
663K
Vladivostok
$947
592K
Yaroslavl
$781
564K
Tomsk
$630
545K
Irkutsk
$778
606K
Volgograd
$685
1.01M
Tula
$974
457K
Kemerovo
$754
543K
Ulyanovsk
$705
613K