Belgium vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1739
$1102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4068
$2871
🏠 One person rent
$914
$448
🏘️ Family rent
$1473
$768
🍽️ Food expenses
$596
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.4
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2946
$1630
💸 GDP per capita
$55955
$24828
😃 Human freedom index
8.47
8.61
❤️ Life expectancy
82.4
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
67
🌐 English speaking %
59%
30%
🎓 Higher education
96
89
😀 Quality of life
88
79
🏙️ Population
11.6M
23.4M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1739) is 58% more expensive than in Taiwan ($1102). Belgium ranked 27th vs 79th 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 1.7 months in Belgium compared to 1.5 months in Taiwan. Ranked 19th and 33rd 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
$20.6
$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.8
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$5.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$2.32
 Cappuccino
$4
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$823
$474
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$701
$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1409
$1227
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1179
$869
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$86.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.7
$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.44%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4361
$9290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3482
$5422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.13
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.1
$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.8
$10.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$3.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.99
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.28
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$7.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.8
$43.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$686
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15750
$16426

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In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1828
529K
Ghent
$1790
265K
Brussels
$2042
196K
Liege
$1592
195K
Charleroi
$1543
204K
Schaerbeek
$1868
133K
Anderlecht
$1896
121K
Leuven
$1905
101K
Mouscron
$1544
58.2K
Bruges
$1751
119K
Mons
$1558
95.3K
Namur
$1608
114K
Ostend
$1588
71.6K
Aalst
$1873
88.9K
La Louviere
$1699
81K
Tournai
$1641
69.6K
Kortrijk
$1583
77.7K
Mechelen
$1755
86.9K
Hasselt
$1616
77.7K
Braine-l'Alleud
$1827
39.8K
Seraing
$1624
64.3K
Roeselare
$1569
64.5K
Sint-Niklaas
$1695
80.2K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1777
57.7K
Forest
$1931
56.6K
Vilvoorde
$1744
44K
Dendermonde
$1612
45.7K
Verviers
$1331
55.2K
Genk
$1731
66.1K
Saint-Gilles
$1878
49.7K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1238
4.04M
Taichung
$1026
3.03M
Taipei
$1356
2.6M
Kaohsiung
$1060
2.73M
Tainan
$936
1.87M
Taoyuan
$995
2.33M
Hsinchu
$1001
499K
Keelung
$1079
367K
Zhubei
$943
218K
Chiayi
$961
252K
Changhua
$937
225K
Kinmen
$940
144K
Miaoli
$737
86.2K
Douliu
$931
109K
Nantou
$927
97.3K
Yilan
$846
95K
Taitung
$892
103K