Why such a difference? According to the price observatory, the difference between the prices charged in Belgium and Germany is 13.4 % on all compared products and rises to 15 % on non -food products. Going shopping in Germany is even more advantageous than going to France (difference of 6.6 % for Belgium) or the Netherlands (difference of 9.9 % for Belgium). The study of the price observatory notes that the prices of brand products are higher with us than in neighboring countries. The reasons are multiple, but the study points above all the size of the market. The larger the area, as is the case in Germany and France, the more the national brand will agree to lower its prices because it sells larger volumes. But this is not the only reason. Among our neighbors, the salary costs per employee are much less and there is greater flexibility in work. Without forgetting higher costs for energy and larger taxes and excisees. This is noticed in the radius of alcoholic drinks, but not only. Because the various environmental taxes on packaging, which arouse the anger of Comeos and Fevia, penalize Belgian distributors. If we take a simple bottle of water in a liter, these taxes are about 10 cents higher than in our neighbors.
If not everything is cheaper in Germany, certain product categories are really worth travel. Small tour on the shelves of Rewe and Edeka, two of the largest chains in the country. Compare prices before rushing into these brands is however necessary because large differences can be observed between the two brands. Thus, the bottle of apérol is sold at € 13.49 at Rewe against € 9.99 at Edeka and € 11.45 at Carrefour in Belgium. In terms of drinks, always, the 6 bottles of distributor brand water cost € 0.90 at Edeka and € 2.34 at Carefour. As for Coca-Cola (1.5L), it is also cheaper on the other side of the border (€ 1.89) than in Belgium (€ 2.32) in the frozen department, beautiful savings can also be made: the Dr Oetker Ristorant Funghi pizza appears at € 1.99 on the other side of the border (Edeka) against € 3.75 at the crossroads. Same for Fish Sticks Iglo (box of 15), sold € 2.99 in Germany and € 3.59 in Belgium.
It is especially in the hygiene and laundry products that we observe the biggest differences. With specialized DM type stores. The Elsève shampoo of L’Oréal Color Vive is sold for € 5.85 at Carrefour against € 4.75 in Germany. The Gilette Fusion 5 razor blades, sold by package of 8, cost Carrefour € 44.95 while a package of 12 costs € 39.95 Germany.
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Even more surprising, many electronic products display price differences that alone are worth travel. By comparing the sites of Media Market in Germany and Belgium, we note, for example, that the Xiaomi Redmi Note 14, 5G, 256 GB, costs € 299 in Belgium and barely € 189 in Germany. In this period of sales, the Germans also strike stronger. With a higher poster price (€ 549) for the TCL 55P6K 4K HDR TV, Media Markt Germany drops to € 299, while in Belgium, the Solid price is € 379 with a poster price of € 479.99. Everything is not less expensive on the other side of the border, but it is easy to compare prices between the two sites of the brand. Unfortunately, it is not possible to have products delivered via the German site.
In other areas, on the other hand, the price differences are soaring. Sites like Skybad.de allow you to buy sanitary articles up to 50 % cheaper. The Grohe Mixer Concetto sold at € 323 at Facq returns to € 167.37 on the German site. In addition, there are reasonable shipping costs of € 14.96 for a total of € 182.33, or € 140 in savings.
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