Berlin vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Berlin	Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4765	$4554
🏠 One person rent	$1134	$1085
🏘️ Family rent	$2203	$1927
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3496	$3070
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	96
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	3.68M	189K

The cost of living in Berlin is 8% more expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 1759th and 2147th ($2013 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Germany and Belgium, respectively. Check Germany vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 1.6 months in Brussels. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 19th and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Brussels

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	Berlin	Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.5	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$5.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1192	$968
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$1848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$1555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9186	$4416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6527	$3736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.8	$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.14	$8.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.88	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.6	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$978
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9556	$23098

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1671
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1729
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1715
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1656
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1735
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1601
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1629
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1701
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1673
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1581
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1695
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1689
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1622
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1607
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1618
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1656
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1628
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1536
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1677
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1372
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1443
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1280
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1288
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1298
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1263
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1271
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1379
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1384
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1370
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1348
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1297
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1196
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1249
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$848
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1323

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