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Belgium cost of living indicators

An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.

Country: Belgium Indicator: Housing cost overburden rate Year: 2025

Country overview

Belgium

Current reading for Housing cost overburden rate in a European context.

Latest value

6.70

Rank in Europe

10 / 21

vs Europe

-19.0%

below EU avg

EU: 8.28

Data year

2025

EU context

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Editorial note

Prov. Limburg (Belgium) leads while Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest shows the weakest position for Housing cost overburden rate.

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Country Belgium Indicator Housing cost overburden rate Year 2025

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Indicator ecosystem

Topic overview for Housing. Each card compares Belgium against Europe.

Housing cost overburden rate

Open trend

Latest: 6.70 Europe benchmark: 8.28 Year: 2025

Internal regions

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Indicator: Housing cost overburden rate

Granularity: Regions

Context Top, middle, and bottom regional positions for Belgium

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Editorial insights

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Country view

Belgium records 6.7 compared with a European average of 8.3 in 2025.

Regional contrasts in Belgium

Within Belgium, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest records the highest value for Housing burden (16.60), while Prov. Limburg (Belgium) records the lowest (4.30).

Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest versus the national value

Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest stands 9.90 points above the national value for Belgium on Housing burden.

Editorial summary

Key takeaways

  • Belgium records 6.7 compared with a European average of 8.3 in 2025.
  • Highest region: Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
  • Highest value: 16.6
  • Lowest region: Prov. Limburg (Belgium)
  • Lowest value: 4.3