Cost of Living Comparison Between Gent and Mons Cost of Living Comparison Between Gent and Mons

😐 Solo nomad: Gent is 13.2% more expensive than Mons without rent, and 16.3% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Gent is 3.1% more expensive than Mons without rent, and 18.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$22.90 €19.83

$17.44 €15.11

31.31%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$114 €99.0

$88.0 €76.2

29.87%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$14.00 €12.13

$10.62 €9.20

31.83%

Cappuccino

$4.27 €3.70

$3.65 €3.16

16.99%

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

$3.40 €2.95

$2.63 €2.28

29.28%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.29 €2.85

$2.66 €2.30

23.68%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.77 €4.99

$4.49 €3.89

28.51%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.75 €4.98

$4.73 €4.10

21.56%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.31 €1.13

$1.24 €1.07

5.65%

White Bread (500g)

$2.66 €2.30

$2.35 €2.04

13.19%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.29 €1.98

$2.27 €1.97

0.88%

Eggs

$4.16 €3.60

$4.33 €3.75

-3.93%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.61 €15.25

$17.15 €14.85

2.68%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.08 €10.47

$11.65 €10.09

3.69%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.63 €16.14

$18.56 €16.07

0.38%

Apples (1kg)

$3.11 €2.70

$2.92 €2.53

6.51%

Banana (1kg)

$2.47 €2.14

$2.37 €2.05

4.22%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.75 €2.38

$2.61 €2.26

5.36%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.07 €2.65

$3.08 €2.67

-0.32%

Potato (1kg)

$1.84 €1.59

$1.92 €1.66

-4.17%

Onion (1kg)

$2.11 €1.83

$2.16 €1.87

-2.31%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.34 €1.16

$1.37 €1.18

-2.19%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.90 €0.78

$0.97 €0.84

-7.22%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$12.78 €11.07

$10.11 €8.75

26.41%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.47 €8.20

$5.97 €5.17

58.63%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.95 €1.69

$1.94 €1.68

0.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.97 €2.57

$2.94 €2.55

1.02%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.84 €2.46

$2.96 €2.56

-4.05%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$57.2 €49.52

$43.21 €37.42

32.35%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$10.78 €9.34

$11.05 €9.57

-2.44%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.75 €2.38

$2.63 €2.28

4.56%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$53.4 €46.25

$53.3 €46.13

0.26%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.93 €1.67

$1.91 €1.65

1.05%

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

$32.9K €28.5K

$34.1K €29.6K

-3.66%

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

$37.7K €32.6K

$38.7K €33.5K

-2.52%

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

$225 €195

$205 €177

9.95%

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

$23.27 €20.15

$23.52 €20.36

-1.06%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$49.37 €42.76

$48.31 €41.84

2.19%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$35.27 €30.54

$27.32 €23.66

29.10%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.48 €11.67

$16.71 €14.47

-19.33%

Cinema Ticket

$16.19 €14.02

$12.52 €10.84

29.31%

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

$573 €497

$582 €504

-1.55%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$18.8K €16.3K

0.14%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$111 €95.9

$113 €98.0

-2.11%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$52.7 €45.64

$54.4 €47.13

-3.14%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$107 €92.4

$104 €90.5

2.12%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$159 €138

$149 €129

6.61%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,016 €880

$648 €561

56.79%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$911 €789

$716 €620

27.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,744 €1,510

$1,133 €981

53.93%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,439 €1,246

$1,070 €927

34.40%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,534 €4,792

$2,963 €2,566

86.80%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,120 €2,702

$2,334 €2,021

33.68%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,267 €2,829

$2,980 €2,581

9.63%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.74

3.23

15.79%

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

Last update for Gent: March 2, 2026

Last update for Mons: March 3, 2026

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