Austin vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Austin	Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2475	$2030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5680	$4894
🏠 One person rent	$1530	$1166
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$1999
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5010	$3313
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	65	96
😀 Quality of life	90	91
🏙️ Population	962K	196K

The cost of living in Austin is 22% more expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 932nd and 1939th ($2475 vs $2030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 806th 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 1.6 months in Brussels. Austin ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 192nd and 121st 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	$21.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$80
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$13.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.34	$3.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1888	$1112
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$903
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3110	$2002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2018	$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$52.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$5037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3142	$4002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$3.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$167	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$1423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20982	$19621

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2058
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2149
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2110
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2125
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2120
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1857
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2105
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2093
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2070
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2071
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1950
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1843
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2066
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2003
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1900
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2093
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1860
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2093
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2107
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2148
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2111
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2261
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2064
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2164
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2206
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2142
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$1916
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2025
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2316

Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834