Cost of Living Comparison Between Gent and Hamont-Achel Cost of Living Comparison Between Gent and Hamont-Achel

🙂 Solo nomad: Gent is 2.7% cheaper than Hamont-Achel without rent, and 2.9% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Gent is 24.4% more expensive than Hamont-Achel without rent, and 12% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$22.89 €19.76

$17.65 €15.24

29.69%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$115 €99.5

$90.9 €78.4

26.79%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.68 €11.81

$12.31 €10.63

11.13%

Cappuccino

$4.36 €3.77

$3.41 €2.94

27.86%

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

$3.57 €3.08

$3.22 €2.78

10.87%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.32 €2.87

$2.28 €1.97

45.61%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.63 €4.86

$4.65 €4.02

21.08%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.8 €5.01

$3.87 €3.34

49.87%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$1.34 €1.16

-7.46%

White Bread (500g)

$2.76 €2.38

$2.81 €2.43

-1.78%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.3 €1.98

$2.31 €1.99

-0.43%

Eggs

$4.31 €3.72

$3.72 €3.21

15.86%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.6 €15.2

$25.19 €21.75

-30.13%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.88 €10.26

$11.44 €9.88

3.85%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.59 €16.05

$21.29 €18.38

-12.68%

Apples (1kg)

$3.14 €2.71

$3.37 €2.91

-6.82%

Banana (1kg)

$2.36 €2.04

$2.5 €2.16

-5.60%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.72 €2.35

$3.09 €2.66

-11.97%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.16 €2.73

$3.18 €2.75

-0.63%

Potato (1kg)

$1.92 €1.65

$2.89 €2.5

-33.56%

Onion (1kg)

$2.07 €1.78

$2.21 €1.91

-6.33%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.37 €1.18

$1.82 €1.57

-24.73%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.89 €0.77

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

$2.08 €1.8

-7.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.91 €2.51

$3.16 €2.72

-7.91%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.91 €2.51

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$56.7 €48.98

$56 €48.37

1.27%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$11.09 €9.58

$4.76 €4.11

132.98%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.63 €2.27

$2.44 €2.11

7.79%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$52.6 €45.43

$41.22 €35.59

27.66%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.86 €1.61

$1.9 €1.64

-2.11%

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

$33K €28.5K

$34.1K €29.5K

-3.20%

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

$37.5K €32.4K

$28.6K €24.7K

31.14%

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

$225 €194

$342 €295

-34.14%

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

$23.28 €20.1

$28 €24.17

-16.86%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$51 €44.02

$61.7 €53.3

-17.37%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.78 €30.03

$39.19 €33.84

-11.25%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.67 €11.8

$16.78 €14.49

-18.53%

Cinema Ticket

$16.53 €14.28

$15.57 €13.44

6.17%

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

$567 €490

$607 €524

-6.57%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$18.8K €16.2K

$13.7K €11.9K

36.71%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$110 €94.6

$84.3 €72.8

29.92%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$52.9 €45.71

$48.62 €41.97

8.89%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$105 €90.3

$113 €97.5

-7.39%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$163 €141

$173 €149

-5.85%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,027 €886

$889 €768

15.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$912 €787

$759 €655

20.11%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,741 €1,503

$1,376 €1,188

26.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,399 €1,208

$1,097 €947

27.54%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,802 €5,010

$3,604 €3,112

61.00%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,474 €3,000

$2,976 €2,569

16.76%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,756 €2,380

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 Hamont-Achel: October 29, 2025

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