Baltimore vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$2030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$4894
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$1166
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$1999
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$3313
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	97	96
😀 Quality of life	91	91
🏙️ Population	586K	196K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 10% more expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 1429th and 1939th ($2224 vs $2030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd 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 29th best city to live in the United States vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 138th and 121st 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	$16.7	$21.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$80
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$13.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$3.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$1112
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$903
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$2002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$52.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$5037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$4002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$3.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$1423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$19621

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

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