Arlington vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$2030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$4894
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$1166
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$1999
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$3313
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	90	96
😀 Quality of life	78	91
🏙️ Population	394K	196K

The cost of living in Arlington is 6% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 2324th and 1939th ($1913 vs $2030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th 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 2 months in Arlington compared to 1.6 months in Brussels. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 895th and 121st 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	$21.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$80
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$13.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$3.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$1112
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$903
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$2002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$52.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$5037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$4002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$3.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$1423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$19621

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2122
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2111
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2086
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2129
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2259
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2170
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2137
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2042
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2182
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2206
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2151
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2120
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2472
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2193
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2202
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2062
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2220
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2096
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2205
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2104
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2155
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2209
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2397

Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834