Arlington vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Arlington	Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1856	$2028
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4502	$4874
🏠 One person rent	$1114	$1133
🏘️ Family rent	$1920	$1958
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$649
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.6	$97.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3964	$3458
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	90	96
😀 Quality of life	77	91
🏙️ Population	394K	196K

The cost of living in Arlington is 8% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 2476th and 1913th ($1856 vs $2028) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st 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 1.7 months in Brussels. Arlington ranked 405th best city to live in the United States vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 1375th and 165th 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	$15.6	$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$77.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1284	$1090
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$860	$879
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$1983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$1587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$4704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.8	$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$4.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$9.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.8	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$1055
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23378	$22658

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2133
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2139
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2135
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2140
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2133
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2140
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2217
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2183
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2136
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2133
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2184
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2108
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2200
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2190
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2144
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2162
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2447
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2145
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2222
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2199
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2038
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2185
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2250
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2315
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2246
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2176
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2199
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2497
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2268
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2216
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2369

Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818