Austin vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$2028
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$4874
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$1133
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$1958
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$649
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$97.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$3458
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	66	96
😀 Quality of life	92	91
🏙️ Population	962K	196K

The cost of living in Austin is 19% more expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 1002nd and 1913th ($2416 vs $2028) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th 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 1.7 months in Brussels. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 151st and 165th 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	$19.1	$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$77.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$1090
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$879
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$1983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$1587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$4704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$4.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$9.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$1055
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$22658

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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