Belgium vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1739
$898
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4068
$2251
🏠 One person rent
$914
$439
🏘️ Family rent
$1473
$728
🍽️ Food expenses
$596
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.4
$79.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2946
$775
💸 GDP per capita
$55955
$15473
😃 Human freedom index
8.47
5.28
❤️ Life expectancy
82.4
77.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
34
🌐 English speaking %
59%
15%
🎓 Higher education
96
77
😀 Quality of life
88
54
🏙️ Population
11.6M
85.4M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1739) is 94% more expensive than in Turkey ($898). Belgium ranked 27th vs 112th for Turkey 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 0.9 months in Turkey. Ranked 19th and 76th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgium vs Turkey

We calculate prices for Belgium and Turkey as a population-weighted mean of 91 and 128 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 Turkey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.6
$7.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.8
$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$3.24
 Cappuccino
$4
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$823
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$701
$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1409
$918
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1179
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$66.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.7
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.44%
40.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4361
$2264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3482
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.13
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.1
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.8
$6.74
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.99
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.28
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$5.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.8
$46.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$7.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$686
$622
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15750
$11695

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1255
15.7M
Ankara
$1114
5.8M
Izmir
$1085
4.49M
Bursa
$867
2.9M
Antalya
$992
2.43M
Konya
$765
2.23M
Adana
$768
1.77M
Urfa
$674
1.99M
Kocaeli
$821
1.85M
Kayseri
$566
1.39M
Gaziantep
$630
1.68M
Diyarbakir
$591
1.73M
Samsun
$748
1.37M
Balikesir
$740
1.25M
Denizli
$615
1.03M
Eskisehir
$813
871K
Van
$604
1.13M
Mersin
$854
1.04M
Erzurum
$465
768K
Trabzon
$758
824K
Manisa
$780
420K
Batman
$629
446K
Malatya
$610
426K
Elazig
$632
422K
Izmit
$1031
376K
Antakya
$658
378K
Sivas
$738
365K
Kahramanmaras
$738
444K
Edirne
$1189
180K
Inegol
$789
281K