Belgium vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1618
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3781
$1738
🏠 One person rent
$857
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$1369
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$548
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.7
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2756
$666
💸 GDP per capita
$53475
$13817
😃 Human freedom index
8.33
5.81
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
72.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
73
26
🌐 English speaking %
59%
3.5%
🎓 Higher education
97
85
😀 Quality of life
88
44
🏙️ Population
11.6M
146M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1618) is 135% more expensive than in Russia ($687). Belgium ranked 25th vs 143rd 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 18th and 91st 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
$19.1
$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.1
$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.59
$1.93
 Cappuccino
$3.68
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$400
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1307
$825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1060
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$56.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$86.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.9
$6.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
13.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4140
$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3333
$1604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.83
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$5.17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.65
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$3.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.88
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.61
$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.09
$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11
$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.1
$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.5
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.6
$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$613
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16544
$6416

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1762
529K
Ghent
$1645
265K
Brussels
$1958
196K
Liege
$1505
195K
Charleroi
$1450
202K
Schaerbeek
$1752
133K
Anderlecht
$1734
121K
Mouscron
$1497
58.2K
Bruges
$1471
119K
Leuven
$1761
101K
Mons
$1446
95.3K
Namur
$1441
114K
Aalst
$1779
88.9K
Ostend
$1425
71.6K
La Louviere
$1586
81K
Tournai
$1647
69.6K
Kortrijk
$1423
77.7K
Braine-l'Alleud
$1702
39.8K
Mechelen
$1619
86.9K
Hasselt
$1517
77.7K
Sint-Niklaas
$1592
80.2K
Seraing
$1501
64.3K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
57.7K
Vilvoorde
$1675
44K
Forest
$1712
56.6K
Dendermonde
$1592
45.7K
Roeselare
$1378
64.5K
Genk
$1525
66.1K
Verviers
$1252
55.2K
Saint-Gilles
$1633
49.7K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1075
13M
Saint Petersburg
$874
5.38M
Novosibirsk
$649
1.63M
Yekaterinburg
$701
1.47M
Kazan
$654
1.26M
Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1.21M
Rostov-on-Don
$627
1.14M
Krasnodar
$635
1.14M
Ufa
$567
1.13M
Samara
$589
1.16M
Krasnoyarsk
$669
1.09M
Perm
$559
1.03M
Chelyabinsk
$523
1.18M
Tyumen
$698
861K
Omsk
$406
1.11M
Voronezh
$419
1.05M
Volgograd
$523
1M
Khabarovsk
$750
616K
Irkutsk
$741
624K
Vladivostok
$758
592K
Balashikha
$633
530K
Saratov
$518
838K
Surgut
$612
396K
Penza
$514
492K
Kemerovo
$495
557K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
546K
Izhevsk
$620
621K
Yaroslavl
$533
571K
Tomsk
$519
575K
Barnaul
$619
623K