Prices in Belgium are quite high: they are slightly higher than the European average.
Shopping and souvenirs
The main shopping arteries of Brussels are Rue Neuve with numerous middle-class shops, Avenue Louise and Waterloo Boulevard (where there are expensive boutiques with luxury brands).
Visiting Ansprach Boulevard, you can go to fashion boutiques as well as shops that sell chocolate products and electronics.
And for clothes made by Belgian fashion designers, head to Rue Antoine-Dansaert.
As for inexpensive purchases, you can make them in the markets, for example, at the flea market, which is located in the Place Je de Bal.
What to bring back from Belgium?
- lace products (tablecloths, clothes, curtains), Belgian tapestries, cosmetics and perfumes, souvenirs and figurines depicting a pissing boy (from 3 euros), fondue, souvenirs in the form of an atomium, coats of arms of the country's regions;
- waffles, chocolate (Leonidas, Neuhaus, Wittamer), juniper vodka, beer.
In Belgium, you can buy lace products from 5-7 euros / small napkin, beer mugs of different sizes and shapes - from 8 euros, souvenir plates with the symbols of the country - from 10-12 euros, tapestry goods - from 8-10 euros / small wallet, Belgian chocolate - for 5-18 euros / 250 g.
Excursions
On a walking tour of Brussels, you will see the City Hall, the Main Square, the Palace of Justice, the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula, and the symbol of the city, the Mannequin Peace.
This excursion costs approximately 35 euros.
After going on a sightseeing tour of Ghent, you can admire the city's Bell Tower, the Cathedral of Saint Bavo, the Church of Saint Nicholas, the House of Grain Weighing, the Royal Palace, and the House of Free Boatmen.
On average, this tour costs 10 euros.
And on the excursion "Diamond Antwerp" you will walk along the Market Square and the Diamond Quarter, see the City Hall, the Royal Palace, the Cathedral of Our Lady, the Steen Castle.
This tour will cost you 35 euros.
Entertainment
Approximate prices for entertainment: a visit to Brussels museums will cost you 4-7 euros, and an entrance ticket to the water park - 15 euros.
Transport
1 trip by public transport will cost you 1.7 euros (a subscription for 5 trips costs 7 euros, and 10 - 12.5 euros).
And the best thing is to get a tourist pass (Brussels Card), which gives you the right to travel free of charge on all types of public transport and freely enter museums. The cost of such a pass, valid for a day, is 20 euros, 2 days - 29 euros, 3 days - 34 euros.
Planning a vacation in Belgium? Every day you will spend at least 50 euros per person (renting a room in a hostel, eating in fast food establishments, not drinking alcohol).
But, in order to feel comfortable, you should include an amount of at least 110-130 euros per day for 1 person in your vacation budget.
