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Triplandio Ghent guide covers 12 travel guides across 34 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 47 self-guided walking tours in Ghent with 311 POI, spanning 98.6 km in total. Get inspired by 14 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Ghent
City & Country Data Belgium (Ghent)
Key travel data for Ghent — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Belgium
Cost
MID
Safety
86
Health
94
Lifestyle
73
Infra
87
Rank
#13
Score
67
Tourists
2.6M/y
GDP/cap
$60.8k
Life Exp
82.3 yrs
Population
11.9M
Currency
EUR €
Language
Dutch
Payments
Cashless
Emergency
112
💰 Prices in Ghent
Coffee
$3.86
Beer
$5.00
Lunch
$20.00
Groceries
$327.05/w
Taxi/km
$2.00
Transit
$3.86
Fuel
$1.10/l
Internet
$50.00/m
Salary
$2,000/m
Best time to visit Ghent (Belgium)
Now (July) avg: 19°C, mostly dry, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: Jun & May.
Live Temp
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~Day / Night Temp
23°C / 15°C
Sunrise / Sunset
5:45 / 21:56
Local time
9:48
Best Months 
Jun & May
Jun & May
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Jan
F
Feb
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
Local Flavours of Ghent —
Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
A pastry-encased baked apple, often filled with sugar and raisins. White asparagus garnished with hard-boiled eggs and butter. A head cheese made from various parts of pork jelly. A savory meat jelly made from the head of a pig. A Flemish beef stew slow-cooked in dark beer. A spicy artisan mustard unique to Ghent. A crispy waffle biscuit with a unique mustard-infused syrup filling. A creamy stew made with chicken or fish and vegetables. A creamy soup infused with the sharp flavor of mustard, typical of Ghent. A traditional Flemish stew with mixed vegetables and meats. Cone-shaped jelly candies with a raspberry flavor. Eel stewed in a vibrant green herb sauce. A slow-cooked rabbit stew with a sweet prune sauce. A traditional, spicy mustard from Ghent, often used as a condiment. A creamy stew made with fish or chicken, vegetables, and eggs.
Traditional Local Food
Ghent (Belgium)
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Dessert
Vegetarian
Appelbol
AH-pel-bol
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Starter
Vegetarian
Flemish Asparagus
Asperges op Vlaamse Wijze
ahs-PAIR-jehz awp VLAHMS-uh VAY-zuh
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Snack
Meat
Gentse Kop
Kopvlees
HENTS-uh KOP
Starter
Meat
Gentse Kopvlees
GHENTS-keh KOP-vles
Main course
Meat
Gentse Stoverij
GENT-suh STOH-vuh-ree
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Condiment
Vegan
Gentse Tierenteyn Mustard
Gentse Tierenteyn
tee-ren-TAIN
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Dessert
Vegetarian
Ghent Mustard Stroopwafels
Gentse Mosterd Stroopwafels
GENT-suh MO-sturt STRAW-pvaah-fuhls
Main course
Meat
Ghent Waterzooi
Gentse Waterzooi
GHENT-suh WA-ter-zoy
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Soup
Vegetarian
Ghent mustard soup
Gentse Mosterdsoep
GENST moss-terd-soep
Main course
Meat
Hutsepot
HOOT-se-pott
Snack
Vegetarian
Neuzekes
NU-zuh-kehs
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Paling in 't Groen
PAH-ling in T groon
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Main course
Meat
Rabbit with Prunes
Konijn met Pruimen
koh-NAYN met PROW-men
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Condiment
Vegan
Tierenteyn Mustard
Tierenteynmosterd
TIER-en-tain MOHS-terd
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Waterzooi
Gentse Waterzooi
Vah-ter-zoy
