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Living Standards

The quality of life in Belgium is quite good. Belgium offers a unique opportunity of good standard of living combined with a reasonably low cost of living.

Take a look at the state of economy in Belgium probably it will give you a fair idea about the standard of living.

  • Only 4 % of Belgians live under the poverty line while 16 out of every 100 British people live under the poverty line (1999 est.).

  • The unemployment rate is significantly lesser than that of Germany (1999 est.) and the economy (in terms of GDP) is growing at a better rate that of its big neighbour on the east.

  • GDP - per capita is one of the highest in western Europe. At $23,900 (1999 est.) is significantly better than that of France, Germany, U.K and Holland.


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