Arlington vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Arlington	Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$1958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$4780
🏠 One person rent	$1103	$1120
🏘️ Family rent	$2064	$1989
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$598
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4278	$3047
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	90	96
😀 Quality of life	74	89
🏙️ Population	394K	196K

The cost of living in Arlington is 5% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 2251st and 1988th ($1869 vs $1958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd 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 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 1.6 months in Brussels. Arlington ranked 339th best city to live in the United States vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 1283rd and 173rd 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	$16.2	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$5.51
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$1032
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1869	$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$1606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.72%	3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2211	$4722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2177	$4382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.24	$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$3.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.81	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21580	$23380

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2299
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2100
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2096
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2085
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2105
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1887
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2103
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2195
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2159
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2127
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2022
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2158
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2103
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2189
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2125
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2122
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2550
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2118
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2188
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2243
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2236
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2102
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2145
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2282
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2336
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2196
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2061
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2506
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2284
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2602

Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762