Arlington vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1883
$1816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5033
$4478
🏠 One person rent
$1124
$1024
🏘️ Family rent
$2309
$1880
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.9
$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3943
$2931
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
90
96
😀 Quality of life
73
89
🏙️ Population
394K
196K

The cost of living in Arlington is 4% more expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 2153rd and 2354th ($1883 vs $1816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1796th 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 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.6 months in Brussels. Arlington ranked 396th best city to live in the United States vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 1499th and 190th 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
$15
$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$76.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$5.16
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1270
$973
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$770
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$1932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1981
$1489
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.2
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2185
$4675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2094
$4207
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.23
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.3
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.28
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.71
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.61
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.2
$94.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1602
$975
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23540
$19505

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Cities near Arlington

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2065
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2305
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2093
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2086
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2081
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2143
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2119
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$1808
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2105
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2289
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2149
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2163
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2126
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2012
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2159
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2079
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2089
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2164
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2224
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2148
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2095
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2471
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2165
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2169
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2176
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2214
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2103
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2184
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$2025
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2190
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2155
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2158
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2242
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2258
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2079
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2219
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2023
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2538
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2246
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2395

Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1685
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1626
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1556
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1615
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1594
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1541
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1607
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1585
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1536
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1599
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1560
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1663
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1683
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1446
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1492
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1537
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1523
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1461
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1488
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1530
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1362
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1509
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1520
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1475
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1578
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1613
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1488
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1640