2023-12-20 16:38:17
Depending on the product category, for example frozen food or cosmetics, the price differences are sometimes greater.
The Observatory notes that, for the majority of product groups, “it seems that prices will be higher on average in Belgium than in neighboring countries in 2022“.
Compared to the Netherlands, the price difference with the Netherlands was greater than 10% for several product categories: frozen food products (+15.9%), cleaning and household products (+15 .5%), kitchen and tableware (+13.3%), personal care and hygiene products (+12.4%), dry food (+12.4%), animal food (+ 12.2%), perishable foods (+10.8%) and baby foods (+10.3%). Also for other product categories, the price difference was more than 7.0%.
The price difference with France was greatest for baby food (+15.7%), animal food (+13.9%), perishable food (+13.6%), dry food (+12.7%), non-alcoholic drinks (+12.6%) and frozen food products (+10.1%). For other product categories, the price difference was less than 10.0%. Health care products as well as confectionery and biscuits were more or less as expensive in the Netherlands as in Belgium.
Compared to Germany, alcoholic beverages were “only” 6.4% more expensive in Belgium, while the price gap for other product categories was between 9.9% (cleaning articles and fire starter products) and 35.2% (animal food).
However, certain groups of branded products were in some cases cheaper in Belgium. For example, car care products are on average 23.5% cheaper in Belgium than in the Netherlands, and alcoholic beverages also cost 2.2% less in Belgium than in the Netherlands. in 2022, while these drinks appeared to be still 1.4% more expensive in 2017. Baby care products cost on average 19.0% less in Belgium than in France. Cosmetic products and perfumes were also cheaper in Belgium (7.9%).
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