Is Belgium a good place to live for remote workers?

Belgium scores 89/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 209.1 Mbps, safety 94, healthcare 86, air quality 90; English not scored) — rank 19 of 167.

How fast is the internet in Belgium?

Median fixed broadband is around 209.1 Mbps.

What does $3,000/month get you in Belgium?

Single-person essentials run about $1,851/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "very comfortable" (1.6× essentials).

Livability · rank 19/167

Is 🇧🇪 Belgium (Brussels) a good place to live?

Quality score 89/100 against essentials of $1,851/month.

The five metrics

Internet 84 209.1 Mbps median broadband, 95.8% online

Safety 94 1.1 homicides/100k (2021)

Healthcare 86 UHC service coverage 86/100 (2023)

Air quality 90 PM2.5 9.6 µg/m³ (2023)

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: very strong; World Bank WGI estimate 1.28 · corruption control 1.47 · stability 0.12 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $42.07 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $21.03/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($1,851)	Verdict
$2,000	1.1×	comfortable
$3,000	1.6×	very comfortable
$5,000	2.7×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

Similar value-for-money

🇮🇪 Ireland — quality 92.1, essentials $1,922/mo
🇨🇷 Costa Rica — quality 61.7, essentials $1,287/mo
🇲🇽 Mexico — quality 53, essentials $1,122/mo
🇸🇪 Sweden — quality 91.4, essentials $1,945/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Belgium a good place to live for remote workers?: Belgium scores 89/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 209.1 Mbps, safety 94, healthcare 86, air quality 90; English not scored) — rank 19 of 167.
How fast is the internet in Belgium?: Median fixed broadband is around 209.1 Mbps.
What does $3,000/month get you in Belgium?: Single-person essentials run about $1,851/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "very comfortable" (1.6× essentials).