🇧🇪 Belgium vs 🇭🇺 Hungary
Side by side on the data that actually changes your life: prices, taxes, climate, air, safety. Every number has a source and a date.
Climate (capital)
Open-Meteo historical weather
Jan 3° · Jul 20° · Brussels
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Sunny days (capital)
Open-Meteo, days with over 4.5h of sunshine
261 days / yr
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Big Mac price
The Economist Big Mac index (euro-area countries share one euro-area price)
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$4.99
Special tax regimes
Official tax authorities, verified June 2026
Inbound taxpayers & researchers regime
None curated
Inflation
World Bank
2.5% / yr (2025)
4.4% / yr (2025)
Unemployment
World Bank, ILO-modelled estimate
5.9% (2025)
4.5% (2025)
Internet (median fixed)
Ookla Speedtest Global Index
~130 Mbps
~200 Mbps
English proficiency
EF English Proficiency Index
very high
high
Messenger apps
OONI network measurements, last 6 months
No known issues
No known issues
Population
World Bank total population
11.9M (2025)
9.5M (2025)
Population density
World Bank, people per km²
386 / km² (2023)
105 / km² (2023)
Foreign-born residents
World Bank migrant stock
20.0% of population (2024)
7.1% of population (2024)
Life expectancy
WHO
82 yrs
74 yrs
Currency
ISO 4217
EUR
HUF
Crypto-friendly
Legal
Short-term gains
33%
15%
Long-term gains
10%
15%
Long-term holding period
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Staking income
33%
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Mining income
33%
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General rates, not personal tax advice.
Climate, inflation and life expectancy verified 12 July 2026. Prices, taxes and air quality verified 7 July 2026. Sources shown per row.
Special tax regimes, verified
Regimes change often and many sites still advertise closed ones. We link the official source for each.
🇧🇪 Belgium
Up to 30% of gross salary as a tax-free expat allowance
Verified June 2026 · SPF Finances
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