BE flag
Gent

Belgium

vs
BE flag
Verviers

Belgium

Climate

Gent logs 5 outdoor-dinner months a year to Verviers's 3 — Gent wins by 2. Gent also leads on frost days by 24.

GentVerviers
Sunny days
143123
Hot days
32
Frost days
2145
Rainy days
146184
Snow days
18
Outdoor dinner months
5/123/12
Avg wind
3.8 m/s4.0 m/s
Sunshine hours
1,7851,674
Darkest month sun
32 hrs/mo30 hrs/mo
UV peak month
5.25.0

Gent

Feels-like °C

-5
-2
1
7
15
20
20
22
16
9
3
-3

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Verviers

Feels-like °C

-8
-4
-1
5
15
20
18
21
15
6
0
-6

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Cost of Living

Gent averages $2,625/mo for balanced living; Verviers has no cost baseline yet.

Gent

$2,625

monthly · balanced

Minimalist $1,972Comfort $3,899
Top 84%in Among 217 Europe cities

Verviers

monthly · balanced

Mobility

Gent scores 3.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Verviers has no mobility baseline.

3.2/5
vs
/5
GentVerviers
WalkabilityTransitCyclingMotorbikeAirport

Culture

Gent's culture score of 3.8 sits well above Verviers's 0.0.

3.8/5
vs
0.0/5
GentVerviers
ArtsHistoryTheatreVenuesNightlife
Gent leads

Nature & Outdoors

Gent scores 3.5 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Verviers has no nature & outdoors baseline.

3.5/5
vs
/5
GentVerviers
SeaForestGreen AreasLakesRunningHikingCampingSurfing

Safety

Gent scores 4.8 on safety (0–5 scale); Verviers has no safety baseline.

4.8/5
vs
/5

Career

Gent scores 3.3 on career (0–5 scale); Verviers has no career baseline.

3.3/5
vs
/5
GentVerviers
JobsEconomyStartupsCoworking

Social & Community

Gent scores 3.2 on social & community (0–5 scale); Verviers has no social & community baseline.

3.2/5
vs
/5
GentVerviers
Everyday EnglishExpat-First CommunityExpat Integration ExperienceUrban EnergyStreet AtmosphereLocal-First CommunityGovernment Immigration FriendlinessAdmin English Support

Food & Dining

Gent scores 3.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Verviers has no food & dining baseline.

3.6/5
vs
/5
GentVerviers
RestaurantsBrunchVeganDelivery

Family

Gent scores 2.7 on family (0–5 scale); Verviers has no family baseline.

2.7/5
vs
/5
GentVerviers
UniversitiesAmenitiesPlaygroundsGroceriesGymTennis

Healthcare

Gent scores 3.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Verviers has no healthcare baseline.

3.7/5
vs
/5
GentVerviers
Public HealthcarePrivate Healthcare

Air Quality

Gent averages 9.7 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Verviers's 7.2 µg/m³ (good) — Verviers breathes ~26% cleaner air (2.5 µg/m³ lower).

Gent

Verviers

9.7µg/m³
7.2µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Good
Good

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Gent (250K) and Verviers (52K) are 4.8x in population — Gent is the larger metro, Verviers the smaller; on land area Gent spans roughly 7.2x more ground.

5.9x

Gent is roughly 5.9x the scale of Verviers

Combined population & area comparison

BE flagGent
5.9x
BE flagVerviers
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.BE flagGent250K4.8x
2.BE flagVerviers52K1x
Area
1.BE flagGent94 km²7.2x
2.BE flagVerviers13 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
9.5 km17 km

BE flagGent

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
4.8 km4.3 km

BE flagVerviers

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Gent vs Verviers

Which is cheaper, Gent or Verviers?
Gent has an estimated monthly cost of $2,625.
How does the climate compare between Gent and Verviers?
Sunny days: 143 vs 123 d — Gent higher Annual sunshine: 1,785 vs 1,674 hrs — Gent higher Winter sunshine: 32 vs 30 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 3 vs 2 d — Similar Frost days: 21 vs 45 d — Gent lower Rainy days: 146 vs 184 d — Gent lower Snowy days: 1 vs 8 d — Gent lower
Is Gent or Verviers safer?
Gent has a safety score of 4.8/5.
Should I move to Gent or Verviers?
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