Belgium vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1790
$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4202
$2364
🏠 One person rent
$946
$506
🏘️ Family rent
$1521
$870
🍽️ Food expenses
$615
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$65
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2938
$872
💸 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%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
97
85
😀 Quality of life
90
49
🏙️ Population
11.9M
144M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1790) is 84% more expensive than in Russia ($975). Belgium ranked 25th vs 102nd 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 1.6 months in Belgium compared to 0.9 months in Russia. Ranked 17th 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
$21.3
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.9
$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$6.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.46
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$4.23
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.36
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$615
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$739
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1339
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1236
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$78.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.1
$8.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.38%
19.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4256
$4091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3167
$2221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.1
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28
$6.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$7.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.4
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.2
$5.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18948
$11113

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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
$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 Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1585
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$1075
5.65M
Novosibirsk
$884
1.64M
Yekaterinburg
$1053
1.47M
Kazan
$929
1.33M
Rostov-on-Don
$893
1.14M
Krasnodar
$869
1.15M
Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1.2M
Ufa
$853
1.14M
Krasnoyarsk
$880
1.09M
Samara
$838
1.15M
Omsk
$834
1.1M
Perm
$767
1.03M
Voronezh
$724
1.04M
Tyumen
$969
872K
Chelyabinsk
$867
1.18M
Khabarovsk
$881
616K
Izhevsk
$700
616K
Saratov
$837
838K
Vladivostok
$909
592K
Balashikha
$957
530K
Volgograd
$714
1.01M
Irkutsk
$771
606K
Tula
$905
467K
Ulyanovsk
$679
613K
Tolyatti
$740
663K
Ryazan
$738
519K
Orenburg
$757
537K
Tomsk
$720
545K
Kemerovo
$772
543K