Cost of Living Comparison Between Diest and Gent Cost of Living Comparison Between Diest and Gent

🙂 Solo nomad: Diest is 2.8% cheaper than Gent without rent, and 9.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Diest is 9.2% cheaper than Gent without rent, and 13.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$23.38 €20.19

$22.89 €19.76

2.14%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$94.2 €81.3

$115 €99.5

-18.25%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.39 €10.7

$13.68 €11.81

-9.43%

Cappuccino

$3.56 €3.08

$4.36 €3.77

-18.35%

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

$3.31 €2.86

$3.57 €3.08

-7.28%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.03 €2.61

$3.32 €2.87

-8.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.65 €4.88

$5.63 €4.86

0.36%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.53 €3.91

$5.8 €5.01

-21.90%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.35 €1.16

$1.24 €1.07

8.87%

White Bread (500g)

$2.75 €2.38

$2.76 €2.38

-0.36%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.51 €2.17

$2.3 €1.98

9.13%

Eggs

$3.98 €3.43

$4.31 €3.72

-7.66%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.72 €15.3

$17.6 €15.2

0.68%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.29 €9.74

$11.88 €10.26

-4.97%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$21.26 €18.35

$18.59 €16.05

14.36%

Apples (1kg)

$2.63 €2.27

$3.14 €2.71

-16.24%

Banana (1kg)

$2.37 €2.05

$2.36 €2.04

0.42%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 €2.01

$2.72 €2.35

-14.34%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.97 €2.56

$3.16 €2.73

-6.01%

Potato (1kg)

$2.2 €1.9

$1.92 €1.65

14.58%

Onion (1kg)

$2.05 €1.77

$2.07 €1.78

-0.97%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.47 €1.27

$1.37 €1.18

7.30%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.96 €0.83

$0.89 €0.77

7.87%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$12.82 €11.07

$12.5 €10.79

2.56%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.23 €7.97

$8.93 €7.71

3.36%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.71 €1.48

$1.93 €1.67

-11.40%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.95 €1.69

$2.91 €2.51

-32.99%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.94 €2.54

$2.91 €2.51

1.03%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$56.4 €48.68

$56.7 €48.98

-0.62%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.67 €4.9

$11.09 €9.58

-48.87%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.51 €2.17

$2.63 €2.27

-4.56%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$37 €31.95

$52.6 €45.43

-29.68%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.83 €1.58

$1.86 €1.61

-1.61%

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

$34.2K €29.5K

$33K €28.5K

3.49%

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

$31.5K €27.2K

$37.5K €32.4K

-16.10%

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

$204 €176

$225 €194

-9.22%

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

$25.53 €22.04

$23.28 €20.1

9.66%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$52.3 €45.13

$51 €44.02

2.51%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.51 €33.25

$34.78 €30.03

10.72%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.65 €14.38

$13.67 €11.8

21.80%

Cinema Ticket

$15.08 €13.02

$16.53 €14.28

-8.77%

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

$607 €524

$567 €490

6.99%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$13.7K €11.8K

$18.8K €16.2K

-26.93%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$105 €90.4

$110 €94.6

-4.40%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$49.5 €42.74

$52.9 €45.71

-6.50%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$108 €93

$105 €90.3

2.95%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$157 €136

$163 €141

-3.27%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$891 €769

$1,027 €886

-13.21%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$757 €654

$912 €787

-16.97%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,349 €1,164

$1,741 €1,503

-22.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,097 €947

$1,399 €1,208

-21.60%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,506 €3,027

$5,802 €5,010

-39.58%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,944 €2,541

$3,474 €3,000

-15.27%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,197 €1,897

$2,756 €2,380

-20.31%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.42

3.74

-8.56%

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

Last update for Diest: October 28, 2025

Last update for Gent: October 28, 2025

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