Barcelona vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$4554
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$1085
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$1927
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$3070
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
98
96
😀 Quality of life
88
89
🏙️ Population
1.64M
189K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 5% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 2423rd and 2147th ($1773 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Belgium, respectively. Check Spain vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.6 months in Brussels. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 193rd and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Brussels

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Barcelona Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$968
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$1555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$4416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$3736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$8.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$978
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$23098

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650