Cost of Living Comparison Between Gent and Charleroi Cost of Living Comparison Between Gent and Charleroi

😐 Solo nomad: Gent is 10.1% more expensive than Charleroi without rent, and 17.7% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Gent is 24.6% more expensive than Charleroi without rent, and 28.9% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$22.89 €19.76

$17.67 €15.25

29.54%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$115 €99.5

$63.6 €54.9

81.03%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.68 €11.81

$10.88 €9.39

25.74%

Cappuccino

$4.36 €3.77

$2.9 €2.51

50.34%

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

$3.57 €3.08

$2.84 €2.45

25.70%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.32 €2.87

$2.27 €1.96

46.26%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.63 €4.86

$2.26 €1.95

149.12%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.8 €5.01

$2.88 €2.48

101.39%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$1.03 €0.89

20.39%

White Bread (500g)

$2.76 €2.38

$2.61 €2.26

5.75%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.3 €1.98

$2.62 €2.26

-12.21%

Eggs

$4.31 €3.72

$4.18 €3.61

3.11%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.6 €15.2

$18.1 €15.62

-2.76%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.88 €10.26

$11.7 €10.1

1.54%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.59 €16.05

$19.57 €16.9

-5.01%

Apples (1kg)

$3.14 €2.71

$2.27 €1.96

38.33%

Banana (1kg)

$2.36 €2.04

$2.35 €2.03

0.43%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.72 €2.35

$2.24 €1.94

21.43%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.16 €2.73

$3.41 €2.95

-7.33%

Potato (1kg)

$1.92 €1.65

$1.18 €1.02

62.71%

Onion (1kg)

$2.07 €1.78

$2.41 €2.08

-14.11%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.37 €1.18

$1.14 €0.98

20.18%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.89 €0.77

$0.72 €0.62

23.61%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$12.5 €10.79

$11.15 €9.62

12.11%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.93 €7.71

$9.21 €7.95

-3.04%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.93 €1.67

$1.7 €1.47

13.53%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.91 €2.51

$1.94 €1.68

50.00%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.91 €2.51

$3.54 €3.06

-17.80%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$56.7 €48.98

$32.94 €28.44

72.22%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$11.09 €9.58

$5.73 €4.95

93.54%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.63 €2.27

$1.31 €1.13

100.76%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$52.6 €45.43

$46.23 €39.92

13.82%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.86 €1.61

$1.83 €1.58

1.64%

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

$33K €28.5K

$31.8K €27.4K

3.86%

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

$37.5K €32.4K

$32.4K €28K

15.74%

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

$225 €194

$205 €177

9.62%

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

$23.28 €20.1

$19.2 €16.58

21.25%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$51 €44.02

$51.4 €44.39

-0.82%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.78 €30.03

$32.31 €27.9

7.64%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.67 €11.8

$16.86 €14.56

-18.92%

Cinema Ticket

$16.53 €14.28

$15.22 €13.14

8.61%

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

$567 €490

$658 €568

-13.82%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$18.8K €16.2K

$13.7K €11.9K

36.69%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$110 €94.6

$112 €96.7

-2.27%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$52.9 €45.71

$49.18 €42.46

7.65%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$105 €90.3

$91.6 €79.1

14.16%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$163 €141

$91.4 €78.9

78.19%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,027 €886

$681 €588

50.74%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$912 €787

$743 €642

22.68%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,741 €1,503

$1,377 €1,189

26.42%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,399 €1,208

$1,097 €947

27.60%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,802 €5,010

$3,033 €2,618

91.33%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,474 €3,000

$3,053 €2,636

13.78%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,756 €2,380

$2,377 €2,052

15.95%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.74

3.27

14.37%

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

Last update for Gent: October 28, 2025

Last update for Charleroi: October 29, 2025

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