Boston vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$4988
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$1165
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$2046
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$658
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$3697
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
92
92
🏙️ Population
676K
196K

The cost of living in Boston is 76% more expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 30th and 1872nd ($3638 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 1.8 months in Boston compared to 1.8 months in Brussels. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 94th and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Brussels

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Boston Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$14.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$1092
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$909
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$1988
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$1675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$58.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$5177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$3603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$64.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$2.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$104
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$1225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$19894

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1894
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1886
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1910
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1838
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1877
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1851
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1834
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1785
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1864
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1809
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1890
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1920
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1706
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1702
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1796
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1692
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1734
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1763
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1766
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1734
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1887
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1849
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1742
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1857