Baltimore vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baltimore	Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$1958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5088	$4780
🏠 One person rent	$1375	$1120
🏘️ Family rent	$2305	$1989
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$598
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4221	$3047
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	98	96
😀 Quality of life	91	89
🏙️ Population	586K	196K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 14% more expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 1330th and 1988th ($2223 vs $1958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1167th 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 1.6 months in Brussels. Baltimore ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 121st and 173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Brussels

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	Baltimore	Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.8	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.46	$5.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$1032
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2707	$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$1606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.4	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2078	$4722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$4382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.5	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$3.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.77	$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.2	$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1294	$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17290	$23380

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2363
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2664
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2887
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2917
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2417
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2537
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2505
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2701
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3139
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2890
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2775
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2281
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2675
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2279
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2575
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2447
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1948
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2777
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2807
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2238
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2091
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3236
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1992
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2504
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2193
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2599
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1955

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