Is Austria cheaper than Belgium?

Belgium is cheaper for a traveller: estimated monthly budget ~$2,500 vs ~$2,500 per person (rough estimate from income levels).

Is Austria safer than Belgium?

Austria has the lower homicide rate of the two (World Bank), a common proxy for traveller safety.

Does DayTriply have day plans for Austria and Belgium?

Austria: 15 ready-made day plans; Belgium: 2.

Austria vs Belgium: cost of living, safety & budget

Austria or Belgium? Compare day-to-day budget, cost of living, safety and connectivity side by side — with ready-made day plans for each where we have them.

🇦🇹Austria

🇧🇪Belgium

Day plans

15 guides→

2 guides→

Activities

Activities→

Monthly budget / person

~$2,500/mo

Cost of living

Cheaper than 10% of countries

Cheaper than 9% of countries

Online coverage

92%

96%

Safety

Safer than 78% of countries

Safer than 71% of countries

Happiness

6.85 / 10

6.93 / 10

Avg. life expectancy

82 yrs

82.1 yrs

Air quality

Cleaner air than 80%

Cleaner air than 79%

Avg income

$74,160/yr

$74,770/yr

LGBTQ+

73 / 100

78 / 100

Healthcare

84 / 100

86 / 100

Avg. temperature

4.2°C

8.7°C

Sunny days

256 days/yr

235 days/yr

Safe tap water

98.9%

99.5%

Corruption

33 / 100

31 / 100

Work hours / yr

1438 h

1593 h

Currency

EUR · €

Population

9.2M

11.9M

Language

Austro-Bavarian German

German, French