Common information
- Country
- Belgium
- Population
- 29 521
Cost of living and prices in Louvain-la-Neuve
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre791USD/month
- in city centre1,243USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre1,299USD/month
- in city centre1,525USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 19 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 88 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 11 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 6 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 3 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 | 17 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 11 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 2 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 | 3 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 9 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 6 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 28 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 3 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 3 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 34 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 30,510 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 28,250 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 28 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 15 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 104 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 47 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 122 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 144 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 252 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 25 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 1,243 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 791 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 1,525 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 1,299 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 2,637 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 3.65 |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Louvain-la-Neuve
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 30 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 35 |
| Average high, °C | 18 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 13 |
| Average temperature, °C | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 9 |
| Average low, °C | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 6 |
| Record low, °C | 2 | -1 | -8 | -15 | -17 | -13 | -7 | -4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -17 |
| Rain, days | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 216 |
| Snow, days | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Fog, days | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 235 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 28 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 59 | 71 | 78 | 76 | 67 | 54 | 73 | 57 | 70 | 78 | 75 | 63 | 821 |
| Relative humidity, % | 85 | 85 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 85 | 80 | 75 | 75 | 80 | 75 | 80 | 83 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 91 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 90 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 70 | 78 | 84 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 72 | 63 | 63 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 73 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 17 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 69 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 133 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 158 | 224 | 224 | 826 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 10 |