Cost of Living Comparison Between Gent and Waterloo Cost of Living Comparison Between Gent and Waterloo

😐 Solo nomad: Gent is 13.8% more expensive than Waterloo without rent, and 7.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Gent is 10.6% cheaper than Waterloo without rent, and 7.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$22.89 €19.76

$29.31 €25.3

-21.90%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$115 €99.5

$103 €89.1

11.60%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.68 €11.81

$14.06 €12.14

-2.70%

Cappuccino

$4.36 €3.77

$4.64 €4.01

-6.03%

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

$3.22 €2.78

3.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.63 €4.86

$5.72 €4.94

-1.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.8 €5.01

$5.81 €5.02

-0.17%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$1.48 €1.28

-16.22%

White Bread (500g)

$2.76 €2.38

$2.73 €2.36

1.10%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.3 €1.98

$2.29 €1.98

0.44%

Eggs

$4.31 €3.72

$4.11 €3.54

4.87%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.6 €15.2

$16.61 €14.34

5.96%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.88 €10.26

$12.92 €11.15

-8.05%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.59 €16.05

$18.46 €15.94

0.70%

Apples (1kg)

$3.14 €2.71

$2.99 €2.58

5.02%

Banana (1kg)

$2.36 €2.04

$2.38 €2.05

-0.84%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.72 €2.35

$2.74 €2.36

-0.73%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.16 €2.73

$3.13 €2.7

0.96%

Potato (1kg)

$1.92 €1.65

$1.9 €1.64

1.05%

Onion (1kg)

$2.07 €1.78

$2.13 €1.84

-2.82%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.37 €1.18

$1.39 €1.2

-1.44%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.89 €0.77

$0.92 €0.79

-3.26%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$12.5 €10.79

$12.59 €10.87

-0.71%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.93 €7.71

$8.79 €7.59

1.59%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.93 €1.67

$2 €1.73

-3.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.91 €2.51

$2.99 €2.58

-2.68%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.91 €2.51

$2.9 €2.5

0.34%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$56.7 €48.98

$55.7 €48.1

1.85%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$11.09 €9.58

$7.62 €6.58

45.54%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.63 €2.27

$2.44 €2.11

7.79%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$52.6 €45.43

$35.3 €30.48

49.07%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.86 €1.61

$1.84 €1.58

1.09%

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

$33K €28.5K

$34.1K €29.4K

-3.18%

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

$37.5K €32.4K

$35.5K €30.7K

5.64%

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

$225 €194

$226 €195

-0.41%

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

$23.28 €20.1

$22.37 €19.32

4.07%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$51 €44.02

$52.6 €45.42

-3.08%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.78 €30.03

$32.5 €28.06

7.02%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.67 €11.8

$16.64 €14.37

-17.85%

Cinema Ticket

$16.53 €14.28

$14.9 €12.86

10.94%

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

$567 €490

$812 €701

-30.08%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$18.8K €16.2K

$22.1K €19.1K

-14.94%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$110 €94.6

$107 €92.7

2.02%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$52.9 €45.71

$48.36 €41.75

9.47%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$105 €90.3

$116 €99.9

-9.60%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$163 €141

$150 €129

8.55%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,027 €886

$1,066 €920

-3.66%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$912 €787

$1,021 €882

-10.72%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,741 €1,503

$1,329 €1,148

30.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,399 €1,208

$1,117 €965

25.24%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,802 €5,010

$3,432 €2,963

69.06%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,474 €3,000

$3,062 €2,644

13.46%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,756 €2,380

$2,510 €2,167

9.81%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.74

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

Last update for Gent: October 28, 2025

Last update for Waterloo: October 29, 2025

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