Cost of Living Comparison Between Gent and Liege Cost of Living Comparison Between Gent and Liege

😐 Solo nomad: Gent is 4.6% more expensive than Liege without rent, and 9.7% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Gent is 9.3% more expensive than Liege without rent, and 11.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$22.89 €19.76

$17.64 €15.23

29.76%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$115 €99.5

$88.5 €76.4

30.17%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.68 €11.81

$12.12 €10.47

12.87%

Cappuccino

$4.36 €3.77

$3.35 €2.89

30.15%

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

$3.57 €3.08

$3.09 €2.67

15.53%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.32 €2.87

$2.36 €2.04

40.68%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.63 €4.86

$4.52 €3.91

24.56%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.8 €5.01

$3.84 €3.32

51.04%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$1.33 €1.15

-6.77%

White Bread (500g)

$2.76 €2.38

$2.93 €2.53

-5.80%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.3 €1.98

$2.36 €2.04

-2.54%

Eggs

$4.31 €3.72

$3.93 €3.4

9.67%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.6 €15.2

$25.35 €21.89

-30.57%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.88 €10.26

$11.14 €9.62

6.64%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.59 €16.05

$21.22 €18.32

-12.39%

Apples (1kg)

$3.14 €2.71

$3.19 €2.75

-1.57%

Banana (1kg)

$2.36 €2.04

$2.5 €2.16

-5.60%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.72 €2.35

$3.1 €2.67

-12.26%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.16 €2.73

$3.12 €2.69

1.28%

Potato (1kg)

$1.92 €1.65

$3.06 €2.64

-37.25%

Onion (1kg)

$2.07 €1.78

$2.24 €1.93

-7.59%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.37 €1.18

$1.78 €1.53

-23.03%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.89 €0.77

$0.93 €0.81

-4.30%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$12.5 €10.79

$9.25 €7.98

35.14%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.93 €7.71

$7.13 €6.15

25.25%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.93 €1.67

$2.08 €1.79

-7.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.91 €2.51

$3.08 €2.66

-5.52%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.91 €2.51

$2.67 €2.31

8.99%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$56.7 €48.98

$42.73 €36.89

32.76%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$11.09 €9.58

$4.94 €4.26

124.49%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.63 €2.27

$3.05 €2.63

-13.77%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$52.6 €45.43

$41.06 €35.45

28.15%

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

$34.3K €29.7K

-3.87%

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

$37.5K €32.4K

$29.3K €25.3K

28.23%

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

$225 €194

$351 €303

-35.92%

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

$23.28 €20.1

$28.33 €24.46

-17.83%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$51 €44.02

$60.7 €52.4

-16.00%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.78 €30.03

$37.45 €32.33

-7.13%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.67 €11.8

$22.95 €19.81

-40.44%

Cinema Ticket

$16.53 €14.28

$15.67 €13.53

5.49%

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

$567 €490

$855 €738

-33.61%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$18.8K €16.2K

$13.2K €11.4K

41.89%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$110 €94.6

$86.2 €74.4

27.09%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$52.9 €45.71

$48 €41.44

10.29%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$105 €90.3

$112 €96.6

-6.48%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$163 €141

$168 €145

-3.31%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,027 €886

$825 €712

24.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$912 €787

$673 €581

35.44%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,741 €1,503

$1,363 €1,177

27.75%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,399 €1,208

$1,026 €886

36.45%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,802 €5,010

$3,223 €2,783

80.03%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,474 €3,000

$1,935 €1,671

79.53%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,756 €2,380

$3,150 €2,720

-12.50%

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 Liege: October 28, 2025

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