Cost of Living Comparison Between Gent and Brussels Cost of Living Comparison Between Gent and Brussels

🙂 Solo nomad: Gent is 4.3% cheaper than Brussels without rent, and 12.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Gent is 2.8% cheaper than Brussels without rent, and 9.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$22.89 €19.76

$28.86 €24.92

-20.69%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$115 €99.5

$93.8 €80.9

22.87%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.68 €11.81

$14.91 €12.87

-8.25%

Cappuccino

$4.36 €3.77

$4.84 €4.18

-9.92%

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

$3.57 €3.08

$3.06 €2.65

16.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.32 €2.87

$3.03 €2.62

9.57%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.63 €4.86

$7.07 €6.11

-20.37%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.8 €5.01

$5.7 €4.92

1.75%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$1.54 €1.33

-19.48%

White Bread (500g)

$2.76 €2.38

$2.93 €2.53

-5.80%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.3 €1.98

$2.93 €2.53

-21.50%

Eggs

$4.31 €3.72

$4.81 €4.15

-10.40%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.6 €15.2

$16.31 €14.09

7.91%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.88 €10.26

$13.92 €12.02

-14.66%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.59 €16.05

$19.01 €16.41

-2.21%

Apples (1kg)

$3.14 €2.71

$2.94 €2.54

6.80%

Banana (1kg)

$2.36 €2.04

$2.48 €2.14

-4.84%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.72 €2.35

Tomato (1kg)

$3.16 €2.73

$3.26 €2.82

-3.07%

Potato (1kg)

$1.92 €1.65

$2.68 €2.31

-28.36%

Onion (1kg)

$2.07 €1.78

$2.52 €2.18

-17.86%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.37 €1.18

$1.66 €1.43

-17.47%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.89 €0.77

$1.12 €0.96

-20.54%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$12.5 €10.79

$12.2 €10.54

2.46%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.93 €7.71

$9.49 €8.19

-5.90%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.93 €1.67

$2.59 €2.23

-25.48%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.91 €2.51

$3.22 €2.78

-9.63%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.91 €2.51

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$56.7 €48.98

$60.8 €52.5

-6.62%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$11.09 €9.58

$7.43 €6.41

49.26%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.63 €2.27

$2.44 €2.11

7.79%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$52.6 €45.43

$34.53 €29.81

52.39%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.86 €1.61

$1.86 €1.6

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

$33K €28.5K

$34.5K €29.8K

-4.25%

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

$37.5K €32.4K

$36.1K €31.2K

3.89%

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

$225 €194

$255 €220

-11.60%

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

$23.28 €20.1

$21.51 €18.57

8.23%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$51 €44.02

$55.5 €47.88

-8.06%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.78 €30.03

$41.31 €35.67

-15.81%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.67 €11.8

$31.78 €27.44

-56.99%

Cinema Ticket

$16.53 €14.28

$14.86 €12.83

11.24%

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

$567 €490

$1,134 €979

-49.98%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$18.8K €16.2K

$22.7K €19.6K

-17.41%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$110 €94.6

$107 €92.1

2.72%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$52.9 €45.71

$49.55 €42.78

6.84%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$105 €90.3

$115 €99

-8.81%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$163 €141

$152 €132

6.80%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,027 €886

$1,332 €1,150

-22.91%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$912 €787

$1,076 €929

-15.28%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,741 €1,503

$2,320 €2,003

-24.93%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,399 €1,208

$1,804 €1,558

-22.43%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,802 €5,010

$4,847 €4,185

19.71%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,474 €3,000

$3,782 €3,265

-8.14%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,756 €2,380

$3,582 €3,093

-23.05%

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 Brussels: October 29, 2025

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