Belgium vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1739
$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4068
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$914
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$1473
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$596
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.4
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2946
$915
💸 GDP per capita
$55955
$14889
😃 Human freedom index
8.47
5.35
❤️ Life expectancy
82.4
73.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
22
🌐 English speaking %
59%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
96
85
😀 Quality of life
88
46
🏙️ Population
11.6M
146M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1739) is 92% more expensive than in Russia ($906). Belgium ranked 27th vs 108th 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 1 months in Russia. Ranked 19th and 93rd 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
$20.6
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.8
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$5.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$2.45
 Cappuccino
$4
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$823
$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$701
$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1409
$1141
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1179
$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$70.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.7
$8.29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.44%
18.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4361
$3626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3482
$2041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.13
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.1
$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.8
$6.28
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.99
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.28
$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.8
$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$5.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$686
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15750
$10020

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1828
529K
Ghent
$1790
265K
Brussels
$2042
196K
Liege
$1592
195K
Charleroi
$1543
204K
Schaerbeek
$1868
133K
Anderlecht
$1896
121K
Leuven
$1905
101K
Mouscron
$1544
58.2K
Bruges
$1751
119K
Mons
$1558
95.3K
Namur
$1608
114K
Ostend
$1588
71.6K
Aalst
$1873
88.9K
La Louviere
$1699
81K
Tournai
$1641
69.6K
Kortrijk
$1583
77.7K
Mechelen
$1755
86.9K
Hasselt
$1616
77.7K
Braine-l'Alleud
$1827
39.8K
Seraing
$1624
64.3K
Roeselare
$1569
64.5K
Sint-Niklaas
$1695
80.2K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1777
57.7K
Forest
$1931
56.6K
Vilvoorde
$1744
44K
Dendermonde
$1612
45.7K
Verviers
$1331
55.2K
Genk
$1731
66.1K
Saint-Gilles
$1878
49.7K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1357
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$1128
5.65M
Novosibirsk
$815
1.64M
Yekaterinburg
$970
1.47M
Kazan
$902
1.33M
Rostov-on-Don
$798
1.14M
Krasnodar
$810
1.15M
Nizhny Novgorod
$915
1.2M
Krasnoyarsk
$860
1.09M
Ufa
$863
1.14M
Omsk
$826
1.1M
Chelyabinsk
$867
1.18M
Perm
$747
1.03M
Tyumen
$849
872K
Samara
$848
1.15M
Voronezh
$507
1.04M
Khabarovsk
$858
616K
Saratov
$677
838K
Vladivostok
$992
592K
Izhevsk
$648
616K
Tolyatti
$713
663K
Balashikha
$936
530K
Volgograd
$654
1.01M
Tula
$859
467K
Irkutsk
$744
606K
Kemerovo
$672
543K
Yaroslavl
$689
567K
Cheboksary
$745
497K
Ulyanovsk
$661
613K
Novokuznetsk
$628
529K