Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Belgium and London

For one person, living is cheaper in Belgium: $2,224 a month against $4,086 in London, rent and utilities included – about $22,300 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

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🇧🇪 Belgium

$2,224

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London

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

$4,086

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🙂 Solo nomad: Belgium is 19.8% cheaper than London without rent, and 45.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Belgium is 18% cheaper than London without rent, and 43% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$22.21 €19.80

$26.62 £20.12

-16.57%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$89.8 €80.1

$108 £81.3

-16.52%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.29 €11.85

$10.39 £7.86

27.91%

Cappuccino

$4.13 €3.68

$5.79 £4.38

-28.67%

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

$3.44 €3.07

$3.01 £2.27

14.29%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.87 €2.56

$2.15 £1.63

33.49%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.70 €5.08

$9.35 £7.07

-39.04%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.36 €4.77

$7.84 £5.93

-31.63%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.26 €1.13

$1.79 £1.35

-29.61%

White Bread (500g)

$2.51 €2.23

$2.06 £1.56

21.84%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.41 €2.15

$2.31 £1.74

4.33%

Eggs

$4.06 €3.62

$5.05 £3.82

-19.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.86 €14.14

$12.57 £9.50

26.17%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.18 €10.86

$10.66 £8.05

14.26%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$20.71 €18.47

$17.13 £12.95

20.90%

Apples (1kg)

$2.72 €2.42

$3.03 £2.29

-10.23%

Banana (1kg)

$2.35 €2.10

$1.41 £1.07

66.67%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.64 €2.35

$3.05 £2.31

-13.44%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.26 €2.91

$3.38 £2.56

-3.55%

Potato (1kg)

$2.24 €2.00

$1.67 £1.26

34.13%

Onion (1kg)

$1.81 €1.61

$1.73 £1.31

4.62%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.54 €1.38

$1.41 £1.07

9.22%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.11 €0.99

$1.79 £1.35

-37.99%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$13.01 €11.60

$23.22 £17.55

-43.97%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.81 €7.86

$12.99 £9.82

-32.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.88 €1.68

$3.18 £2.41

-40.88%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.39 €2.13

$4.41 £3.34

-45.80%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.21 €2.86

$3.87 £2.93

-17.05%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$55.5 €49.48

$250 £189

-77.80%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.51 €4.91

$5.71 £4.31

-3.50%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.73 €2.43

$3.33 £2.51

-18.02%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$45.73 €40.78

$57.9 £43.77

-21.03%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.03 €1.81

$2.04 £1.54

-0.49%

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

$35.7K €31.8K

$37.5K £28.4K

-4.94%

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

$33.6K €29.9K

$40.9K £30.9K

-17.94%

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

$237 €211

$376 £284

-37.09%

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

$22.53 €20.09

$17.88 £13.51

26.01%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$53.8 €47.98

$40.01 £30.25

34.49%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$35.38 €31.54

$61.2 £46.23

-42.15%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.79 €18.54

$21.07 £15.93

-1.33%

Cinema Ticket

$14.96 €13.33

$17.95 £13.57

-16.66%

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

$1,034 €922

$2,865 £2,166

-63.92%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$29.3K €26.1K

$35.3K £26.7K

-17.04%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$106 €94.1

$116 £87.7

-9.04%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$47.51 €42.36

$54.1 £40.88

-12.15%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$109 €97.2

$127 £95.7

-13.93%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$145 €129

$159 £120

-9.06%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$973 €867

$2,853 £2,157

-65.91%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$850 €758

$2,301 £1,740

-63.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,506 €1,342

$5,201 £3,932

-71.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,263 €1,126

$3,723 £2,814

-66.08%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,520 €4,030

$19.0K £14.4K

-76.22%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,184 €2,839

$7,881 £5,957

-59.60%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,036 €2,707

$4,818 £3,642

-36.98%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.64

4.65

-21.72%

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

Last update for Belgium: October 5, 2026

Last update for London: October 4, 2026

Monthly budget structure

Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.

Accommodation & Living

Belgium

$850 39%

London

$2.3K 56.5% 171% $1.5K

Groceries & Markets

Belgium

$350 16.1%

London

$349 8.6% 0.3% $1.1

Eating Out

Belgium

$332 15.2%

London

$397 9.7% 19.6% $65

Monthly Utilities & Internet

Belgium

$313 14.4%

London

$434 10.7% 38.7% $121

Clothing & Footwear

Belgium

$183 8.4%

London

$205 5% 12.1% $22

Getting Around

Belgium

$87 4%

London

$288 7.1% 229% $200

Sport & Entertainment

Belgium

$65 3%

London

$97 2.4% 48.7% $32

Good to know

🇧🇪 Belgium

🇬🇧 London

🕒 Local time

05:33 5:33 AM

04:33 4:33 AM

1 h behind Belgium

🌤 Weather

👥 Population

11,584,008

8,908,083 Capital

💱 Currency

Euro EUR €

British Pound GBP £

📈 Exchange rate

1 EUR = 1.12 USD

1 GBP = 1.32 USD

1 GBP = 1.18 EUR

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