Cost of Living Comparison Between Arlon and Gent Cost of Living Comparison Between Arlon and Gent

🙂 Solo nomad: Arlon is 11.1% cheaper than Gent without rent, and 8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Arlon is 6.5% cheaper than Gent without rent, and 16.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.44 €15.06

$22.89 €19.76

-23.81%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$93.1 €80.4

$115 €99.5

-19.18%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.29 €8.02

$13.68 €11.81

-32.09%

Cappuccino

$2.95 €2.55

$4.36 €3.77

-32.34%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.95 €2.54

$3.57 €3.08

-17.37%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 €1.98

$3.32 €2.87

-31.02%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.16 €3.59

$5.63 €4.86

-26.11%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.83 €3.31

$5.8 €5.01

-33.97%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.27 €1.1

$1.24 €1.07

2.42%

White Bread (500g)

$2.2 €1.9

$2.76 €2.38

-20.29%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.17 €1.87

$2.3 €1.98

-5.65%

Eggs

$3.86 €3.33

$4.31 €3.72

-10.44%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.97 €12.93

$17.6 €15.2

-14.94%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.14 €9.62

$11.88 €10.26

-6.23%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$21.8 €18.83

$18.59 €16.05

17.27%

Apples (1kg)

$3.19 €2.76

$3.14 €2.71

1.59%

Banana (1kg)

$1.18 €1.02

$2.36 €2.04

-50.00%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.26 €1.95

$2.72 €2.35

-16.91%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.19 €2.75

$3.16 €2.73

0.95%

Potato (1kg)

$1.73 €1.49

$1.92 €1.65

-9.90%

Onion (1kg)

$2.13 €1.84

$2.07 €1.78

2.90%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.78 €1.54

$1.37 €1.18

29.93%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.93 €0.8

$0.89 €0.77

4.49%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$9.76 €8.43

$12.5 €10.79

-21.92%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.95 €6

$8.93 €7.71

-22.17%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.05 €1.77

$1.93 €1.67

6.22%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.13 €0.97

$2.91 €2.51

-61.17%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.35 €2.03

$2.91 €2.51

-19.24%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$57.4 €49.53

$56.7 €48.98

1.13%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.97 €3.43

$11.09 €9.58

-64.20%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.03 €2.62

$2.63 €2.27

15.21%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$40.92 €35.33

$52.6 €45.43

-22.23%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.85 €1.6

$1.86 €1.61

-0.54%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$35.2K €30.4K

$33K €28.5K

6.70%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$29K €25K

$37.5K €32.4K

-22.77%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$270 €233

$225 €194

19.96%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$26.15 €22.58

$23.28 €20.1

12.33%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$55.1 €47.55

$51 €44.02

8.02%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.26 €33.03

$34.78 €30.03

10.01%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.17 €14.82

$13.67 €11.8

25.60%

Cinema Ticket

$9.01 €7.78

$16.53 €14.28

-45.49%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$606 €523

$567 €490

6.84%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$13.4K €11.5K

$18.8K €16.2K

-28.77%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$86.1 €74.3

$110 €94.6

-21.41%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$47.22 €40.77

$52.9 €45.71

-10.80%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$53 €45.72

$105 €90.3

-49.37%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$118 €101

$163 €141

-27.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$885 €764

$1,027 €886

-13.76%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$888 €767

$912 €787

-2.59%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,604 €1,385

$1,741 €1,503

-7.88%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,096 €946

$1,399 €1,208

-21.71%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,392 €3,792

$5,802 €5,010

-24.32%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,007 €3,460

$3,474 €3,000

15.35%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,565 €2,214

$2,756 €2,380

-6.95%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.65

3.74

-2.41%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Arlon: October 27, 2025

Last update for Gent: October 28, 2025

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