Is Belgium cheaper than Portugal?

Portugal is cheaper for a traveller: estimated monthly budget ~$1,700 vs ~$2,500 per person (rough estimate from income levels).

Is Belgium safer than Portugal?

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

Does DayTriply have day plans for Belgium and Portugal?

Belgium: 2 ready-made day plans; Portugal: 0.

Belgium vs Portugal: cost of living, safety & budget

Belgium or Portugal? 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.

🇧🇪Belgium

🇵🇹Portugal

Day plans

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Activities

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Monthly budget / person

~$2,500/mo

~$1,700/mo

Cost of living

Cheaper than 9% of countries

Cheaper than 22% of countries

Online coverage

96%

88%

Safety

Safer than 71% of countries

Safer than 84% of countries

Happiness

6.93 / 10

6.03 / 10

Avg. life expectancy

82.1 yrs

82.4 yrs

Air quality

Cleaner air than 79%

Cleaner air than 90%

Avg income

$74,770/yr

$50,730/yr

LGBTQ+

78 / 100

77 / 100

Healthcare

86 / 100

83 / 100

Avg. temperature

8.7°C

13.4°C

Sunny days

235 days/yr

322 days/yr

Safe tap water

99.5%

95.2%

Corruption

31 / 100

43 / 100

Work hours / yr

1593 h

1735 h

Currency

EUR · €

Population

11.9M

10.7M

Language

German, French

Portuguese