Cost of Living Comparison Between Gent and Ninove Cost of Living Comparison Between Gent and Ninove

🙂 Solo nomad: Gent is 6.7% cheaper than Ninove without rent, and 7.7% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Gent is 5.4% cheaper than Ninove without rent, and 7.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$22.89 €19.76

$23.4 €20.2

-2.18%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$115 €99.5

$121 €104

-4.51%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.68 €11.81

$12.97 €11.2

5.47%

Cappuccino

$4.36 €3.77

$4.1 €3.54

6.34%

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

$3.57 €3.08

$3.45 €2.98

3.48%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.32 €2.87

$3.17 €2.74

4.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.63 €4.86

$5.05 €4.36

11.49%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.8 €5.01

$4.7 €4.06

23.40%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$1.3 €1.12

-4.62%

White Bread (500g)

$2.76 €2.38

$2.04 €1.76

35.29%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.3 €1.98

$2.73 €2.36

-15.75%

Eggs

$4.31 €3.72

$4.08 €3.52

5.64%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.6 €15.2

$17.82 €15.39

-1.23%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.88 €10.26

$11.77 €10.16

0.93%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.59 €16.05

$20.7 €17.87

-10.19%

Apples (1kg)

$3.14 €2.71

$2.81 €2.43

11.74%

Banana (1kg)

$2.36 €2.04

$2.43 €2.1

-2.88%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.72 €2.35

$2.25 €1.95

20.89%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.16 €2.73

$3.47 €2.99

-8.93%

Potato (1kg)

$1.92 €1.65

$2.27 €1.96

-15.42%

Onion (1kg)

$2.07 €1.78

$2.4 €2.07

-13.75%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.37 €1.18

$1.48 €1.28

-7.43%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.89 €0.77

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$12.5 €10.79

$12.75 €11.01

-1.96%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.93 €7.71

$9.1 €7.86

-1.87%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.93 €1.67

$1.45 €1.25

33.10%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.91 €2.51

$2.01 €1.74

44.78%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.91 €2.51

$2.94 €2.53

-1.02%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$56.7 €48.98

$57.4 €49.59

-1.24%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$11.09 €9.58

$5.62 €4.85

97.33%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.63 €2.27

$2.47 €2.13

6.48%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$52.6 €45.43

$45.87 €39.6

14.72%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.86 €1.61

$1.89 €1.63

-1.59%

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

$33K €28.5K

$36.1K €31.2K

-8.63%

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

$37.5K €32.4K

$32.7K €28.2K

14.75%

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

$225 €194

$207 €179

8.65%

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

$23.28 €20.1

$25.43 €21.96

-8.45%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$51 €44.02

$50.9 €43.96

0.14%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.78 €30.03

$38.8 €33.5

-10.36%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.67 €11.8

$16.91 €14.6

-19.16%

Cinema Ticket

$16.53 €14.28

$14.08 €12.15

17.40%

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

$567 €490

$649 €560

-12.58%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$18.8K €16.2K

$13.5K €11.7K

38.77%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$110 €94.6

$82.1 €70.9

33.45%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$52.9 €45.71

$48.71 €42.05

8.68%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$105 €90.3

$116 €99.8

-9.49%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$163 €141

$233 €201

-30.23%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,027 €886

$900 €777

14.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$912 €787

$747 €645

22.12%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,741 €1,503

$1,340 €1,157

29.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,399 €1,208

$1,078 €931

29.82%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,802 €5,010

$3,989 €3,444

45.46%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,474 €3,000

$3,304 €2,853

5.14%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,756 €2,380

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.74

3.27

14.37%

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

Last update for Gent: October 28, 2025

Last update for Ninove: October 28, 2025

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