Atlanta vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Atlanta	Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2570	$1816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5742	$4478
🏠 One person rent	$1586	$1024
🏘️ Family rent	$2465	$1880
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5431	$2931
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	96
😀 Quality of life	90	89
🏙️ Population	499K	196K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 42% more expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 704th and 2354th ($2570 vs $1816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th 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 Atlanta compared to 1.6 months in Brussels. Atlanta ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 165th and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Brussels

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	Atlanta	Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$76.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.39	$5.16
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1651	$973
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$770
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2827	$1932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$1489
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2730	$4675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2292	$4207
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.7	$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$8.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.58	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$94.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1442	$975
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27299	$19505

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2339
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2331
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2277
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2284
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2441
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2268
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2285
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2254
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2302
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2319
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2235
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2282
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2166
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2390
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2208
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$1993
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2657
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$1928
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2195
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2435
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1541
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1974
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2213
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2094
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2148
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2159
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2149
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2076
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2127
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1888
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1839
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2128
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1704
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1636
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1652
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1726
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1736
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1901
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1982

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