Belgium vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

Belgium Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1520
$969
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3527
$2773
🏠 One person rent
$807
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$1274
$860
🍽️ Food expenses
$512
$387
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.2
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2682
$1411
💸 GDP per capita
$49583
$24828
😃 Human freedom index
8.27
8.44
❤️ Life expectancy
81.9
80.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
73
68
🌐 English speaking %
59%
30%
🎓 Higher education
95
90
😀 Quality of life
90
82
🏙️ Population
11.6M
23.6M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1520) is 57% more expensive than in Taiwan ($969). Belgium ranked 31st vs 82nd for Taiwan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Belgium compared to 1.5 months in Taiwan. Ranked 19th and 26th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgium vs Taiwan

We calculate prices for Belgium and Taiwan as a population-weighted mean of 91 and 17 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 Taiwan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.33
$1.92
 Cappuccino
$3.36
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.71
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$751
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1218
$1071
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$988
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$75.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.9
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.9%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4027
$7850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3308
$4346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$9.03
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$3.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.39
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.42
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$9.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.5
$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.2
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$497
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15969
$11454

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In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1637
529K
Ghent
$1538
265K
Brussels
$1766
189K
Charleroi
$1481
202K
Liege
$1406
195K
Schaerbeek
$1618
133K
Anderlecht
$1584
121K
Leuven
$1659
101K
Mons
$1428
95.3K
Bruges
$1461
119K
Namur
$1380
111K
Vilvoorde
$1508
44K
La Louviere
$1495
81K
Aalst
$1510
88.9K
Hasselt
$1483
77.7K
Mechelen
$1479
86.9K
Mouscron
$1467
58.2K
Tournai
$1509
69.6K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1574
57.7K
Sint-Niklaas
$1542
80.2K
Kortrijk
$1342
77.7K
Forest
$1573
56.6K
Saint-Gilles
$1456
49.7K
Seraing
$1424
64.3K
Dendermonde
$1446
45.7K
Roeselare
$1415
64.5K
Genk
$1521
66.1K
Braine-l'Alleud
$1581
39.8K
Ostend
$1360
71.6K
Verviers
$1161
55.2K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1032
4.36M
Taipei
$1127
2.6M
Taichung
$971
3.03M
Kaohsiung
$903
2.73M
Taoyuan
$805
2.29M
Tainan
$1003
1.87M
Hsinchu
$827
499K
Keelung
$913
367K
Zhubei
$911
213K
Chiayi
$888
252K
Changhua
$884
227K
Kinmen
$865
139K
Miaoli
$690
86.2K
Douliu
$866
108K
Taitung
$1000
109K
Nantou
$869
102K
Yilan
$896
94.8K