Belgium vs Sri Lanka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Sri Lanka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1746
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4101
$1306
🏠 One person rent
$922
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$1491
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$597
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.8
$20.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2862
$249
💸 GDP per capita
$55955
$4516
😃 Human freedom index
8.47
6.11
❤️ Life expectancy
82.4
77.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
32
🌐 English speaking %
59%
18.3%
🎓 Higher education
96
54
😀 Quality of life
88
49
🏙️ Population
11.9M
21.9M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1746) is 209% more expensive than in Sri Lanka ($565). Belgium ranked 25th vs 173rd for Sri Lanka 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 0.4 months in Sri Lanka. Ranked 19th and 90th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgium vs Sri Lanka

We calculate prices for Belgium and Sri Lanka as a population-weighted mean of 91 and 10 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 Sri Lanka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.5
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.3
$2.26
 Cappuccino
$3.96
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$829
$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$717
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1436
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1213
$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$26.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$40.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
15.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4193
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3215
$1013
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.13
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.3
$8.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.7
$3.03
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$7.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$5.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.47
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$9.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.39
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.5
$17.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$3.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$671
$32.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18245
$504

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In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1818
529K
Ghent
$1811
265K
Brussels
$2028
196K
Liege
$1599
195K
Charleroi
$1718
204K
Schaerbeek
$1854
133K
Anderlecht
$1889
121K
Leuven
$1867
101K
Bruges
$1868
119K
Mons
$1557
95.3K
Namur
$1588
114K
Ostend
$1587
71.6K
Aalst
$1846
88.9K
La Louviere
$1720
81K
Tournai
$1617
69.6K
Kortrijk
$1560
77.7K
Hasselt
$1600
77.7K
Mechelen
$1835
86.9K
Seraing
$1624
64.3K
Roeselare
$1547
64.5K
Sint-Niklaas
$1671
80.2K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1758
57.7K
Forest
$1931
56.6K
Vilvoorde
$1732
44K
Mouscron
$1514
58.2K
Dendermonde
$1571
45.7K
Verviers
$1324
55.2K
Saint-Gilles
$1876
49.7K
Genk
$1715
66.1K
Deinze
$1709
44.3K

In Sri Lanka

City Cost of living Population
Colombo
$646
753K
Gampaha
$420
191K
Kandy
$440
120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$626
116K
Beruwala
$590
165K
Trincomalee
$530
99.1K
Negombo
$469
142K
Galle
$512
93.1K
Anuradhapura
$535
63.2K
Matara
$479
68.2K