Cost of living comparison

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Belgium vs. Finland Cost of Living Summary

Belgium is 14.6% more expensive than Finland overall.

Restaurants
pay 21.0% more in Belgium
Groceries
pay 10.6% more in Belgium
Transportation
pay 9.0% less in Belgium
Housing
pay 29.1% more in Belgium
Childcare
pay 2.2 times more in Belgium
Entertainment and Sports
pay 20.2% less in Belgium
Clothing
pay 2.9% more in Belgium

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

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Belgium vs. Finland Cost Breakdown

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

pay 21.0% more for restaurants

 
Finland
Belgium
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.96
€14.20
$21.51
€19.15
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $11.89
€10.58
$12.72
€11.32
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.80
€2.49
$3.15
€2.80
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pay 10.6% more for groceries

 
Finland
Belgium
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.55
€2.27
$2.56
€2.28
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.18
€3.72
$7.21
€6.41
Milk (1 gallon) $4.89
€4.36
$4.74
€4.22
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pay 9.0% less for transportation

 
Finland
Belgium
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.37
€7.45
$7.52
€6.70
Monthly public transit pass $69.28
€61.66
$50.17
€44.65
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,392.23
€31,500.36
$34,462.94
€30,673.26
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pay 29.1% more for housing

 
Finland
Belgium
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $23.47
€20.89
$51.15
€45.52
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $812.17
€722.86
$940.80
€837.35
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $648.17
€576.89
$826.78
€735.87
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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

 
Finland
Belgium
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $343.69
€305.90
$923.48
€821.93
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,310.70
€11,847.00
$22,984.85
€20,457.34
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pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Finland
Belgium
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.12
€7.23
$4.94
€4.40
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.71
€4.19
$4.03
€3.58
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $12.52
€11.14
$12.32
€10.96
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pay 2.9% more for clothing

 
Finland
Belgium
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $91.56
€81.49
$100.04
€89.04
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $40.36
€35.92
$43.19
€38.44
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $97.65
€86.91
$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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