Cost of Living Comparison Between Gent and Heist-op-den-Berg Cost of Living Comparison Between Gent and Heist-op-den-Berg

🙂 Solo nomad: Gent is 5.7% cheaper than Heist-op-den-Berg without rent, and 5.2% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Gent is 2.8% cheaper than Heist-op-den-Berg without rent, and 9.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$22.89 €19.76

$23.11 €19.95

-0.95%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$115 €99.5

$91.9 €79.3

25.38%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.68 €11.81

$13.26 €11.45

3.17%

Cappuccino

$4.36 €3.77

$3.82 €3.3

14.14%

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

$3.57 €3.08

$3.94 €3.4

-9.39%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.32 €2.87

$3.25 €2.81

2.15%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.63 €4.86

$5.35 €4.62

5.23%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.8 €5.01

$6.21 €5.36

-6.60%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$1.44 €1.25

-13.89%

White Bread (500g)

$2.76 €2.38

$3.19 €2.76

-13.48%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.3 €1.98

$3.11 €2.69

-26.05%

Eggs

$4.31 €3.72

$3.72 €3.21

15.86%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.6 €15.2

$17.09 €14.75

2.98%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.88 €10.26

$9.61 €8.3

23.62%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.59 €16.05

$21.66 €18.7

-14.17%

Apples (1kg)

$3.14 €2.71

$2.35 €2.03

33.62%

Banana (1kg)

$2.36 €2.04

$2.23 €1.93

5.83%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.72 €2.35

$2.34 €2.02

16.24%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.16 €2.73

$2.29 €1.98

37.99%

Potato (1kg)

$1.92 €1.65

$2.36 €2.04

-18.64%

Onion (1kg)

$2.07 €1.78

$1.64 €1.41

26.22%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.37 €1.18

$0.96 €0.83

42.71%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.89 €0.77

$1.24 €1.07

-28.23%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$12.5 €10.79

$13.42 €11.58

-6.86%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.93 €7.71

$9.53 €8.23

-6.30%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.93 €1.67

$1.92 €1.66

0.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.91 €2.51

$2.37 €2.04

22.78%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.91 €2.51

$2.92 €2.52

-0.34%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$56.7 €48.98

$56.4 €48.72

0.53%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$11.09 €9.58

$5.74 €4.96

93.21%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.63 €2.27

$2.47 €2.13

6.48%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$52.6 €45.43

$37.64 €32.5

39.80%

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

$51.1K €44.1K

-35.35%

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

$37.5K €32.4K

$31.4K €27.1K

19.50%

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

$225 €194

$277 €239

-18.57%

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

$23.28 €20.1

$21.03 €18.16

10.70%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$51 €44.02

$77.8 €67.1

-34.42%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.78 €30.03

$38.87 €33.56

-10.52%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.67 €11.8

$17.18 €14.83

-20.43%

Cinema Ticket

$16.53 €14.28

$15.38 €13.28

7.48%

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

$567 €490

$618 €533

-8.16%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$18.8K €16.2K

$13.8K €11.9K

36.40%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$110 €94.6

$127 €109

-13.51%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$52.9 €45.71

$49.69 €42.9

6.54%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$105 €90.3

$126 €108

-16.71%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$163 €141

$136 €117

20.11%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,027 €886

$907 €783

13.19%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$912 €787

$761 €657

19.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,741 €1,503

$1,340 €1,157

29.91%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,399 €1,208

$1,087 €938

28.77%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,802 €5,010

$3,031 €2,617

91.47%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,474 €3,000

$3,174 €2,741

9.45%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,756 €2,380

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.74

3.42

9.36%

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

Last update for Gent: October 28, 2025

Last update for Heist-op-den-Berg: October 28, 2025

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