Common information
- Country
- Belgium
- Population
- 63 666
Cost of living and prices in Genk
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre677USD/month
- in city centre796USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre878USD/month
- in city centre1,007USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 16 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 82 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 11 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 4 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 9 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 8 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 7 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 9 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 3 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 55 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 5 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 3 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 44 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 21,962 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 24,402 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 41 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 24 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 14 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 108 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 51 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 84 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 99 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 213 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 20 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 796 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 677 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 1,007 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 878 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 2,526 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 1,905 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 2,233 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 3.43 |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Genk
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 35 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 35 |
| Average high, °C | 20 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 14 |
| Average temperature, °C | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 9 |
| Average low, °C | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 5 |
| Record low, °C | 2 | -6 | -6 | -17 | -12 | -21 | -10 | -3 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -21 |
| Rain, days | 9 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 88 |
| Snow, days | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Fog, days | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 233 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 70 | 100 | 70 | 80 | 120 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 70 | 70 | 140 | 920 |
| Relative humidity, % | 81 | 84 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 83 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 83 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 92 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 89 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 90 | 90 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 68 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 75 | 70 | 62 | 59 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 70 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 18 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 74 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 150 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 175 | 241 | 241 | 919 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 10 |