Austin vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$4988
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$1165
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$2046
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$658
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$3697
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	65	96
😀 Quality of life	90	92
🏙️ Population	962K	196K

The cost of living in Austin is 18% more expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 985th and 1872nd ($2444 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th 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 Austin compared to 1.8 months in Brussels. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 217th and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Brussels

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	Austin	Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$14.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$6.48
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$1092
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$909
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$1988
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$1675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$58.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$5177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$3603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$64.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$2.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$1225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$19894

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857