Cost of living comparison

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Belgium vs. Austria Cost of Living Summary

Belgium is 1.4% cheaper than Austria overall.

Restaurants
pay 7.8% more in Belgium
Groceries
pay 13.5% less in Belgium
Transportation
pay 4.1% more in Belgium
Housing
pay 4.8% less in Belgium
Childcare
pay 50.0% more in Belgium
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.8% less in Belgium
Clothing
pay 2.6% more in Belgium

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Belgium are more expensive than in Austria. Expenses including groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Belgium.

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Belgium vs. Austria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Belgium instead of Austria, you would:

pay 7.8% more for restaurants

 
Austria
Belgium
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.46
€15.54
$21.51
€19.15
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $12.35
€10.99
$12.72
€11.32
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.78
€3.36
$3.15
€2.80
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pay 13.5% less for groceries

 
Austria
Belgium
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.57
€2.29
$2.56
€2.28
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.98
€8.00
$7.21
€6.41
Milk (1 gallon) $6.13
€5.46
$4.74
€4.22
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pay 4.1% more for transportation

 
Austria
Belgium
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.11
€6.33
$7.52
€6.70
Monthly public transit pass $57.51
€51.19
$50.17
€44.65
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,576.16
€26,323.85
$34,462.94
€30,673.26
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pay 4.8% less for housing

 
Austria
Belgium
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $35.97
€32.02
$51.15
€45.52
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $964.19
€858.16
$940.80
€837.35
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $803.82
€715.43
$826.78
€735.87
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pay 50.0% more for childcare

 
Austria
Belgium
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $557.81
€496.47
$923.48
€821.93
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,914.08
€15,054.14
$22,984.85
€20,457.34
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pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Austria
Belgium
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.34
€4.75
$4.94
€4.40
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.45
€3.96
$4.03
€3.58
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $7.41
€6.59
$12.32
€10.96
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pay 2.6% more for clothing

 
Austria
Belgium
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $95.22
€84.75
$100.04
€89.04
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $45.58
€40.57
$43.19
€38.44
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $102.93
€91.61
$96.42
€85.82
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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