Belgium vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1775
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4154
$3691
🏠 One person rent
$946
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$1507
$1503
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$469
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.7
$94.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2977
$2076
💸 GDP per capita
$56615
$35327
😃 Human freedom index
8.53
8.37
❤️ Life expectancy
82.4
83.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
55
🌐 English speaking %
59%
39%
🎓 Higher education
97
90
😀 Quality of life
91
83
🏙️ Population
11.9M
48.8M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1775) is 9% more expensive than in Spain ($1627). Belgium ranked 25th vs 34th for Spain 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 1.3 months in Spain. Ranked 16th and 31st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgium vs Spain

We calculate prices for Belgium and Spain as a population-weighted mean of 91 and 153 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 Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.1
$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$3.94
 Cappuccino
$4.19
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1479
$1688
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1222
$1251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
3.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$4946
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3147
$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$1.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.2
$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.93
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.39
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$6.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$9.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$9.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$883
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18519
$10763

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Cities Comparison in Belgium vs Spain

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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 Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$2109
3.51M
Barcelona
$2129
1.73M
Valencia
$1812
841K
Tenerife
$1739
955K
Zaragoza
$1436
693K
Seville
$1343
689K
Malaga
$1705
599K
Palma de Mallorca
$2017
435K
Bilbao
$1790
351K
Alicante
$1513
366K
Valladolid
$1415
303K
Las Palmas
$1508
382K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1697
261K
Cordoba
$1291
323K
Vigo
$1439
294K
San Sebastian
$1778
190K
A Coruna
$1410
252K
Terrassa
$1367
233K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
290K
Gijon
$1508
270K
Sabadell
$1623
225K
Badalona
$2084
232K
Burgos
$1242
177K
Pamplona
$1622
209K
Granada
$1350
234K
Cartagena
$1195
221K
Elche
$1268
246K
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1642
212K
Marbella
$2004
160K
Albacete
$1303
175K