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

😐 Solo nomad: Gent is 12.5% more expensive than Arlon without rent, and 8.7% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Gent is 7% more expensive than Arlon without rent, and 19.9% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$22.89 €19.76

$17.44 €15.06

31.25%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$115 €99.5

$93.1 €80.4

23.73%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.68 €11.81

$9.29 €8.02

47.26%

Cappuccino

$4.36 €3.77

$2.95 €2.55

47.80%

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

$3.57 €3.08

$2.95 €2.54

21.02%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.32 €2.87

$2.29 €1.98

44.98%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.63 €4.86

$4.16 €3.59

35.34%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.8 €5.01

$3.83 €3.31

51.44%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$1.27 €1.1

-2.36%

White Bread (500g)

$2.76 €2.38

$2.2 €1.9

25.45%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.3 €1.98

$2.17 €1.87

5.99%

Eggs

$4.31 €3.72

$3.86 €3.33

11.66%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.6 €15.2

$14.97 €12.93

17.57%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.88 €10.26

$11.14 €9.62

6.64%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.59 €16.05

$21.8 €18.83

-14.72%

Apples (1kg)

$3.14 €2.71

$3.19 €2.76

-1.57%

Banana (1kg)

$2.36 €2.04

$1.18 €1.02

100.00%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.72 €2.35

$2.26 €1.95

20.35%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.16 €2.73

$3.19 €2.75

-0.94%

Potato (1kg)

$1.92 €1.65

$1.73 €1.49

10.98%

Onion (1kg)

$2.07 €1.78

$2.13 €1.84

-2.82%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.37 €1.18

$1.78 €1.54

-23.03%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.89 €0.77

$0.93 €0.8

-4.30%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$12.5 €10.79

$9.76 €8.43

28.07%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.93 €7.71

$6.95 €6

28.49%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.93 €1.67

$2.05 €1.77

-5.85%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.91 €2.51

$1.13 €0.97

157.52%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.91 €2.51

$2.35 €2.03

23.83%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$56.7 €48.98

$57.4 €49.53

-1.12%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$11.09 €9.58

$3.97 €3.43

179.35%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.63 €2.27

$3.03 €2.62

-13.20%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$52.6 €45.43

$40.92 €35.33

28.59%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.86 €1.61

$1.85 €1.6

0.54%

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

$33K €28.5K

$35.2K €30.4K

-6.28%

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

$37.5K €32.4K

$29K €25K

29.48%

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

$225 €194

$270 €233

-16.64%

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

$23.28 €20.1

$26.15 €22.58

-10.98%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$51 €44.02

$55.1 €47.55

-7.43%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.78 €30.03

$38.26 €33.03

-9.10%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.67 €11.8

$17.17 €14.82

-20.38%

Cinema Ticket

$16.53 €14.28

$9.01 €7.78

83.46%

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

$567 €490

$606 €523

-6.40%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$18.8K €16.2K

$13.4K €11.5K

40.38%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$110 €94.6

$86.1 €74.3

27.25%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$52.9 €45.71

$47.22 €40.77

12.11%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$105 €90.3

$53 €45.72

97.53%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$163 €141

$118 €101

38.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,027 €886

$885 €764

15.95%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$912 €787

$888 €767

2.66%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,741 €1,503

$1,604 €1,385

8.55%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,399 €1,208

$1,096 €946

27.72%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,802 €5,010

$4,392 €3,792

32.13%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,474 €3,000

$4,007 €3,460

-13.31%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,756 €2,380

$2,565 €2,214

7.47%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.74

3.65

2.47%

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

Last update for Gent: October 28, 2025

Last update for Arlon: October 27, 2025

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