Cost of Living Comparison Between Gent and Mortsel Cost of Living Comparison Between Gent and Mortsel

😐 Solo nomad: Gent is 3% more expensive than Mortsel without rent, and 9% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Gent is 3.6% cheaper than Mortsel without rent, and 10.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$22.89 €19.76

$22.83 €19.71

0.26%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$115 €99.5

$115 €99

0.45%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.68 €11.81

$12.87 €11.11

6.29%

Cappuccino

$4.36 €3.77

$4.07 €3.51

7.13%

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

$3.57 €3.08

$3.35 €2.89

6.57%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.32 €2.87

$3.04 €2.62

9.21%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.63 €4.86

$5.44 €4.7

3.49%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.8 €5.01

$4.5 €3.88

28.89%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$1.37 €1.18

-9.49%

White Bread (500g)

$2.76 €2.38

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.3 €1.98

$2.38 €2.05

-3.36%

Eggs

$4.31 €3.72

$4.13 €3.57

4.36%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.6 €15.2

$17.23 €14.88

2.15%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.88 €10.26

$11.7 €10.11

1.54%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.59 €16.05

$22.48 €19.41

-17.30%

Apples (1kg)

$3.14 €2.71

$2.92 €2.52

7.53%

Banana (1kg)

$2.36 €2.04

$2.37 €2.05

-0.42%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.72 €2.35

$2.3 €1.98

18.26%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.16 €2.73

$3.04 €2.62

3.95%

Potato (1kg)

$1.92 €1.65

$1.83 €1.58

4.92%

Onion (1kg)

$2.07 €1.78

$2.06 €1.78

0.49%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.37 €1.18

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.89 €0.77

$0.88 €0.76

1.14%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$12.5 €10.79

$12.56 €10.85

-0.48%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.93 €7.71

$9.17 €7.92

-2.62%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.93 €1.67

$2.01 €1.74

-3.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.91 €2.51

$2.26 €1.95

28.76%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.91 €2.51

$2.53 €2.19

15.02%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$56.7 €48.98

$55.6 €47.99

2.07%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$11.09 €9.58

$5.92 €5.11

87.33%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.63 €2.27

$2.43 €2.1

8.23%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$52.6 €45.43

$46.5 €40.15

13.16%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.86 €1.61

$1.86 €1.6

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

$33K €28.5K

$34.1K €29.5K

-3.23%

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

$37.5K €32.4K

$33.3K €28.8K

12.61%

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

$225 €194

$226 €195

-0.45%

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

$23.28 €20.1

$23.3 €20.12

-0.09%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$51 €44.02

$52 €44.86

-1.87%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.78 €30.03

$38.39 €33.15

-9.40%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.67 €11.8

$17.3 €14.93

-20.98%

Cinema Ticket

$16.53 €14.28

$14.81 €12.78

11.61%

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

$567 €490

$577 €498

-1.59%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$18.8K €16.2K

$13.6K €11.7K

38.18%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$110 €94.6

$113 €97.6

-3.08%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$52.9 €45.71

$49.25 €42.52

7.49%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$105 €90.3

$105 €90.6

-0.29%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$163 €141

$161 €139

1.11%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,027 €886

$904 €781

13.51%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$912 €787

$767 €662

18.95%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,741 €1,503

$1,381 €1,192

26.10%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,399 €1,208

$1,085 €936

29.04%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,802 €5,010

$3,804 €3,285

52.53%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,474 €3,000

$3,008 €2,597

15.49%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,756 €2,380

$2,458 €2,122

12.14%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.74

3.5

6.86%

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

Last update for Gent: October 28, 2025

Last update for Mortsel: October 29, 2025

Similar cities

Austin, TX

🇺🇸 United States

Dubai

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

Toronto

🇨🇦 Canada

Singapore

🇸🇬 Singapore

Milan

🇮🇹 Italy

Melbourne

🇦🇺 Australia

Munich

🇩🇪 Germany

Vienna

🇦🇹 Austria