Cost of living in Liège

Coffee €1.80 - €2 (good value);
House Doctor - €34 (approx 50% refunded by 'mutual');
Schools (children can start school at 2 and a half years old which is really great) - my children go to a very good school in Embourg 4053 - fees are negligible;
Health Insurance - c. €100pm for a family of five ;
Diesel - €1.15 - €1.20;
Accomodation - to buy: 3-4 bed detatched in good area c. €300-350k (however there is a tax of up to 17.5% );
Accomodation - to rent: 3 bed house c. €1k per calendar month.
Restaurant - main course c. €20;
Beer - local brew is Jupiler, draught .33cl €1.50.
Lots of local foods to try - boulet frites avec sauce lapin is top notch!
Food in supermarkets appears to be expensive but I'm not really an expert in this area.

Positives (IMHO): Easy to get to Maastricht; Festival 15 Aout is great; Some good restaurants (see negatives); City not too large so easy to get out to green spaces; Chaudfontaine is a nice town to visit with a nice spa located in a chateau; you'll have to speak French ; good sense of humour; train station is a very interesting building.

Negatives (IMHO): Not a very pretty town and has suffered economically for over 20 years; high crime rate - there seems to be a lot of junkies; not a great selection of restaurants; Air quality is poor; some anti-American sentiment (I'm not from the US but have been insulted nonetheless).

Thanks for your contribution mickeydocs

Yud wrote:

Thanks for your contribution mickeydocs

You're very welcome. By the way water seems very expensive but then I'm not used to paying for water

great post by mickey. Thanks. Does anyone know anything about Arlon areas? I dont see that region as a choice.