Travel Money Index

Your USD goes further in Belgium

+3.7% further

$2,000 now goes as far as $2,073.16 did 1 year ago.

$2,000 gets you 1,786 EUR

That is 63 EUR more than the same budget bought 1 year ago, worth about $70.58 today.

EUR per 1 USD Then 0.8614 · Today 0.8929
1 year ago Today

What the difference covers in Belgium

The same $2,000 budget, at typical local prices, compared with 1 year ago.

Stay Estimate

Mid-range hotel

150 EUR a night
$6.15 less a night
Costs you today
$167.99
Cost you 1 year ago
$174.14
Stay Estimate

Four-star hotel

260 EUR a night
$10.65 less a night
Costs you today
$291.18
Cost you 1 year ago
$301.83
Eat Big Mac price

Fast-food meal

6.19 EUR a Big Mac
10 more Big Macs
Costs you today
$6.93
Cost you 1 year ago
$7.19
Eat Estimate

Dinner for two

89 EUR a dinner
$3.65 less a dinner
Costs you today
$99.67
Cost you 1 year ago
$103.32
Do Estimate

Museum entry

20 EUR a ticket
3 more tickets
Costs you today
$22.40
Cost you 1 year ago
$23.22
Do Estimate

Guided day tour

96 EUR a tour
$3.93 less a tour
Costs you today
$107.51
Cost you 1 year ago
$111.45
Get around Estimate

Airport taxi

65 EUR a ride
$2.66 less a ride
Costs you today
$72.80
Cost you 1 year ago
$75.46
Get around Estimate

Intercity bus ticket

53 EUR a ticket
1 more ticket
Costs you today
$59.36
Cost you 1 year ago
$61.53

Rate history

EUR per 1 USD. A rising line means your money buys more.

0.8998 0.8643 0.8288 October 2025 Today
Rate 1 year ago
A price ofCosts you todayCost you 1 year ago
10 EUR$11.20$11.61
50 EUR$56.00$58.05
200 EUR$223.99$232.18
1,000 EUR$1,119.93$1,160.90

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Everyday prices in Belgium

Groceries and other shop prices, for longer stays.

Show prices for
ItemPriceCosts you today
Milk per litre · 22 reports1.96 EUR$2.20
Bread per kg · 16 reports9.05 EUR$10.14
Rice per kg · 12 reports6.38 EUR$7.15
Cheese per kg · 27 reports17.50 EUR$19.60
Butter per kg · 8 reports15.80 EUR$17.69
Tomatoes per kg · 4 reports3.24 EUR$3.63
Bottled water per litre · 5 reports5.19 EUR$5.81
Beer (shop) per litre · 26 reports7.94 EUR$8.89

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Typical travel prices are estimates from World Bank price levels (International Comparison Program 2021, brought up to 2025) and vary by city and season. Fast-food prices come from The Economist's Big Mac index. The comparison follows exchange rates only and does not include changes in local prices.

Sources: World Bank ICP (CC BY 4.0), The Economist Big Mac index, Frankfurter (central bank rates) , Open Prices (Open Food Facts) (ODbL)