🇧🇪 Belgium
Europe & Central Asia · Capital: Brussels
Rent + food$1,128 + $1,022$2,150
Numbeo estimate for a single person without rent, plus a 1-bedroom flat downtown
Money7.6 / 10
Safety4.2 / 10
Health8.6 / 10
Quality of life8.1 / 10
Passport9.1 / 10
average of the section's indicators; 5.0 is exactly mid-list
◉Money7.6 / 10
Purchasing power11916 of 89Numbeo
Average net salary$3,12320 of 150Numbeo
GDP per capita, PPP$74,67624 of 200World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD · 2025
GNI per capita$59,50021 of 204World Bank · NY.GNP.PCAP.CD · 2025
GDP growth0.98 %176 of 212World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · 2025
Inflation2.5 %82 of 190World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · 2025
Unemployment5.9 %107 of 187World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · 2025
Income inequality (Gini)26.812 of 151World Bank · SI.POV.GINI · 2023
Reserves$56B45 of 177World Bank · FI.RES.TOTL.CD · 2025
Local purchasing power11721 of 151Numbeo
◈Safety4.2 / 10
Safety (survey)50.572 of 89Numbeo
Crime49.595 of 148Numbeo
Homicides per 100k1.146 of 163World Bank · VC.IHR.PSRC.P5 · 2021
✚Health8.6 / 10
Health care (survey)75.711 of 89Numbeo
Health care, expense-adjusted13714 of 101Numbeo
Life expectancy82.3 yr31 of 217World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · 2024
Infant mortality per 10003.127 of 196World Bank · SP.DYN.IMRT.IN · 2024
Health spending per capita$5,93116 of 193World Bank · SH.XPD.CHEX.PC.CD · 2023
Health spending10.8 % GDP19 of 193World Bank · SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS · 2023
Physicians per 10003.644 of 189World Bank · SH.MED.PHYS.ZS · 2022
Hospital beds per 10005.424 of 158World Bank · SH.MED.BEDS.ZS · 2023
☀Quality of life8.1 / 10
Quality of life17025 of 89Numbeo
Pollution49.138 of 115Numbeo
Purity82.580 of 115Numbeo
Climate86.532 of 89Numbeo
Traffic commute time32.537 of 89Numbeo
Internet users95.8 %23 of 208World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS · 2024
Education spending6.3 % GDP23 of 190World Bank · SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS · 2022
Urban population87.7 %42 of 217World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS · 2025
⌂Housing
Price per m² in city centre$4,659123 of 153Numbeo
Price per m², outside centre$3,265122 of 150Numbeo
Basic utilities, 85 m²$242136 of 148Numbeo
Mortgage rate, 20-year fixed3.6 %5 of 39Numbeo
Price to income ratio6.38 of 89Numbeo
Mortgage to income4.656 of 108Numbeo
◍Prices
Fast-food combo meal$13.95143 of 149Numbeo
Dinner for two, mid-range$92.99135 of 149Numbeo
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Eggs, dozen$4.26116 of 148Numbeo
Loaf of bread, 500 g$2.64120 of 150Numbeo
Milk, 1 L$1.3434 of 152Numbeo
Chicken fillets, 1 kg$12.46133 of 148Numbeo
Cappuccino$4.33125 of 149Numbeo
Domestic draft beer, 0.5 L$5.81135 of 147Numbeo
Monthly transit pass$58.12125 of 149Numbeo
Taxi, 1 km$2.7931 of 39Numbeo
Gasoline, 1 L$1.9934 of 39Numbeo
Internet per month$56.3924 of 39Numbeo
Gym membership$37.7461 of 153Numbeo
Cinema ticket$15.69142 of 149Numbeo
⇄Trade
Exports of goods and services$547B19 of 188World Bank · NE.EXP.GNFS.CD · 2025
Imports of goods and services$562B18 of 188World Bank · NE.IMP.GNFS.CD · 2025
Trade to GDP153 %21 of 188World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · 2025
Foreign direct investment$-29B198 of 201World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.CD.WD · 2025
Inbound tourism2.6M ppl57 of 196World Bank · ST.INT.ARVL · 2020
☗People and environment
Population11.9M81 of 217World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL · 2025
Population growth0.70 %121 of 217World Bank · SP.POP.GROW · 2025
Births per woman1.4166 of 217World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN · 2024
Mobile subscriptions per 100104134 of 210World Bank · IT.CEL.SETS.P2 · 2024
Access to electricity100 %10 of 215World Bank · EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS · 2024
CO2 per capita7.3 t173 of 203World Bank · EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 · 2024
Renewable energy11.7 %136 of 212World Bank · EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · 2021
Military spending1.3 % GDP58 of 156World Bank · MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · 2024
▤Passport9.1 / 10
No visa needed in advance163 of 19818 of 199
Visa free126 of 198
Visa on arrival30 of 198
Electronic authorisation (eTA)7 of 198
E-visa20 of 198
Visa required15 of 198
passport-index-dataset · visa on arrival and eTA count as no-visa-in-advance; e-visa does not
How to get the passport
Years of residence5 years5 лет + язык + интеграция или 5 лет + супружество 3 года + интеграция или 5 лет + инвалидность или 10 лет + доказать интеграцию в общество любым методом
- 5 лет + язык + интеграция или 5 лет + супружество 3 года + интеграция или 5 лет + инвалидность или 10 лет + доказать интеграцию в общество любым методом
- Еще нужно иметь право на ПМЖ, не все ВНЖ для этого подходят. B, C, K, L, E/E+, F/F+, M подходят. A, H - нет, они временные.
- В год выдают примерно 35 тысяч паспортов.
- Двойное гражданство разрешено с 2008 года.
Sources
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источник жив · text from the old site, February 2023