Cost of Living Comparison Between Gent and Zottegem Cost of Living Comparison Between Gent and Zottegem

🙂 Solo nomad: Gent is 1.4% cheaper than Zottegem without rent, and 8.7% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Gent is 3.1% cheaper than Zottegem without rent, and 16.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$22.89 €19.76

$25.07 €21.65

-8.70%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$115 €99.5

$75.7 €65.4

52.15%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.68 €11.81

$12.75 €11.01

7.29%

Cappuccino

$4.36 €3.77

$3.99 €3.45

9.27%

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

$3.57 €3.08

$2.55 €2.2

40.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.32 €2.87

$3.19 €2.76

4.08%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.63 €4.86

$5.25 €4.54

7.24%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.8 €5.01

$4.61 €3.98

25.81%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$1.34 €1.16

-7.46%

White Bread (500g)

$2.76 €2.38

$2.85 €2.46

-3.16%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.3 €1.98

$2.56 €2.21

-10.16%

Eggs

$4.31 €3.72

$3.86 €3.33

11.66%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.6 €15.2

$17.1 €14.76

2.92%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.88 €10.26

$12.52 €10.81

-5.11%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.59 €16.05

$21.4 €18.48

-13.13%

Apples (1kg)

$3.14 €2.71

$2.7 €2.33

16.30%

Banana (1kg)

$2.36 €2.04

$2.42 €2.09

-2.48%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.72 €2.35

$2.36 €2.04

15.25%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.16 €2.73

$2.82 €2.44

12.06%

Potato (1kg)

$1.92 €1.65

$2.13 €1.84

-9.86%

Onion (1kg)

$2.07 €1.78

$2.04 €1.76

1.47%

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

$12.55 €10.83

-0.40%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.93 €7.71

$9.05 €7.81

-1.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.93 €1.67

$1.77 €1.53

9.04%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.91 €2.51

$2 €1.73

45.50%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.91 €2.51

$2.95 €2.55

-1.36%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$56.7 €48.98

$55.7 €48.1

1.81%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$11.09 €9.58

$5.86 €5.06

89.25%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.63 €2.27

$2.5 €2.16

5.20%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$52.6 €45.43

$37.09 €32.03

41.87%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.86 €1.61

$1.93 €1.67

-3.63%

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

$33K €28.5K

$33.3K €28.8K

-0.97%

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

$37.5K €32.4K

$31.6K €27.3K

18.86%

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

$225 €194

$206 €178

9.29%

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

$51 €44

0.04%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.78 €30.03

$39.21 €33.85

-11.30%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.67 €11.8

$16.88 €14.57

-19.02%

Cinema Ticket

$16.53 €14.28

$15.07 €13.01

9.69%

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

$567 €490

$615 €531

-7.67%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$18.8K €16.2K

$13.3K €11.5K

40.70%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$110 €94.6

$107 €92.6

2.15%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$52.9 €45.71

$49.6 €42.83

6.73%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$105 €90.3

$109 €94.5

-4.48%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$163 €141

$158 €137

2.87%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,027 €886

$919 €793

11.74%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$912 €787

$740 €639

23.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,741 €1,503

$1,375 €1,187

26.67%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,399 €1,208

$1,079 €931

29.72%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,802 €5,010

$3,504 €3,025

65.61%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,474 €3,000

$2,935 €2,534

18.38%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,756 €2,380

$2,235 €1,929

23.35%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.74

3.42

9.36%

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

Last update for Gent: October 28, 2025

Last update for Zottegem: October 28, 2025

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