Arlington vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$4988
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$1165
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$2046
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$658
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$3697
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	90	96
😀 Quality of life	78	92
🏙️ Population	394K	196K

The cost of living in Arlington is 8% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 2397th and 1872nd ($1907 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 1st in the United States and Belgium, respectively. Check the United States vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 1.8 months in Brussels. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 894th and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Brussels

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	Arlington	Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$14.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$6.48
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$1092
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$909
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$1988
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$58.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$5177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$3603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$64.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$1225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$19894

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857