Belgium
Compared with France, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
France = 1×
Belgium
vs
France
Overall verdict
Belgium is about 0.98× France.
Average across 4 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs France = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is France. A bar running right means Belgium is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.
← Cheaper than France
France = 1×
Belgium is pricier →
France
France = 1×
Belgium is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Belgium, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.5× what it does in France — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.47Belgium
€0.35
USD 0.406France
€0.24
USD 0.276
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.00Belgium
€2.07
USD 2.36France
€2.07
USD 2.356
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.00Belgium
€969.00
EUR 969France
€969.00
EUR 969
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.00Belgium
€59.99
EUR 59.99France
€59.99
EUR 59.99
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.94Belgium
€1.87
USD 2.123France
€1.98
USD 2.253
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.64Belgium
€0.07
USD 0.087France
€0.12
USD 0.137
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