According to a new study by the World Health Organization comparing 12 European countries, Brussels ranks 4th in terms of: patients’ rights and information, waiting times for common treatments, care outcomes, customer friendliness and access to medication.
Brussels remains one of the less expensive capitals to live and work in the World according to Mercer’s Cost-of-living Report 2005, which compares a basket of goods and services within 30 European capitals.
In terms of rental of office space, you may find in Brussels a wide choice of properties at a quite affordable and reasonable price. Brussels offices rental cost is approximately twice less expensive than in Paris and three time less expensive than in London.
The residential average price in Brussels for a house or an apartment is one of the most affordable within the major European capitals. A recent survey by Mercer Human Resources ranked Brussels as one of the most pleasant and attractive places to relocate.
According to a new study by the French National Federation of Estate Agents (FNAIM) Brussels ranks as one of the less expensive capital cities in Europe for rented residential property. The report, which looked at prices in ten capital cities across Europe, put London in first position, with the average rents of €35 per square metre. Other expensive cities were Rome (€21.7), Paris (€19.8) and Geneva (€19.4). The cheapest cities were Stockholm (€9.9), Amsterdam (€9.7) and Brussels (€7.9).
Multilingual and skilled labor pool
Belgium offers a multilingual and highly educated workforce.
The city is officially bilingual and 30% of Brussels inhabitant is from foreign origin. This means that there is an available labor pool fluent in several languages. You can easily recruit an employee speaking a variety of languages. For instance, the English level in the capital is one of the highest in Europe according to the Toefl statistics.
The European Cities Monitor 2004 (produced by Cushman and Weakfield Healey & Baker) report shows that Brussels ranks 5th in Europe in terms of qualified staff and 3rd in terms of language skills.
According to another study conducted by the International Labor Organization (ILO), Belgians, notably Brussels employees, are among the most productive in the world.
