Belgium vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1528
$770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3592
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$807
$388
🏘️ Family rent
$1313
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$523
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.3
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2610
$777
💸 GDP per capita
$54701
$13817
😃 Human freedom index
8.47
5.35
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
72.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
22
🌐 English speaking %
59%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
96
85
😀 Quality of life
87
45
🏙️ Population
11.6M
146M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1528) is 98% more expensive than in Russia ($770). Belgium ranked 29th vs 127th 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 94th 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
$17.8
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.5
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$3.51
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$727
$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$287
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1036
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.8
$7.09
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3895
$2953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3182
$1754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.7
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.72
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.21
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$8.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$8.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.21
$6.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.47
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.3
$66.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$622
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14161
$6824

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1640
529K
Ghent
$1559
265K
Brussels
$1816
196K
Liege
$1399
195K
Charleroi
$1368
204K
Schaerbeek
$1651
133K
Anderlecht
$1667
121K
Leuven
$1683
101K
Mouscron
$1351
58.2K
Bruges
$1514
119K
Mons
$1391
95.3K
Namur
$1350
114K
Aalst
$1663
88.9K
Ostend
$1314
71.6K
La Louviere
$1503
81K
Tournai
$1545
69.6K
Kortrijk
$1342
77.7K
Hasselt
$1432
77.7K
Mechelen
$1541
86.9K
Braine-l'Alleud
$1615
39.8K
Seraing
$1393
64.3K
Sint-Niklaas
$1514
80.2K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
57.7K
Vilvoorde
$1539
44K
Forest
$1692
56.6K
Roeselare
$1327
64.5K
Dendermonde
$1446
45.7K
Genk
$1422
66.1K
Saint-Gilles
$1663
49.7K
Verviers
$1182
55.2K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1244
13.1M
Saint Petersburg
$974
5.6M
Yekaterinburg
$765
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$698
1.63M
Kazan
$734
1.26M
Nizhny Novgorod
$717
1.2M
Krasnoyarsk
$692
1.09M
Rostov-on-Don
$683
1.14M
Krasnodar
$676
1.14M
Omsk
$631
1.1M
Chelyabinsk
$617
1.18M
Ufa
$672
1.13M
Perm
$595
1.03M
Samara
$656
1.16M
Tyumen
$765
861K
Voronezh
$448
1.05M
Khabarovsk
$826
616K
Saratov
$555
838K
Volgograd
$569
1M
Vladivostok
$833
592K
Irkutsk
$770
624K
Tolyatti
$612
668K
Balashikha
$676
530K
Surgut
$654
396K
Penza
$524
488K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$613
544K
Izhevsk
$637
619K
Kemerovo
$569
545K
Tomsk
$565
545K
Yaroslavl
$523
567K