Boston vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3547
$1816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7979
$4478
🏠 One person rent
$2453
$1024
🏘️ Family rent
$4007
$1880
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5732
$2931
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
91
89
🏙️ Population
676K
196K

The cost of living in Boston is 95% more expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 24th and 2354th ($3547 vs $1816) 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 1.6 months in Boston compared to 1.6 months in Brussels. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 103rd and 190th 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
$21.6
$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$76.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.36
$5.16
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2794
$973
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2107
$770
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5075
$1932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3386
$1489
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10352
$4675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5877
$4207
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.1
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$8.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.05
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$195
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$94.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$975
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31112
$19505

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2873
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2824
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2774
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2783
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2934
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2922
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2732
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2882
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2403
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2805
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2844
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2851
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2592
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2848
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2833
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2861
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2825

Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1685
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1626
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1556
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1615
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1594
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1541
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1607
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1585
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1536
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1599
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1560
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1663
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1683
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1446
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1492
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1537
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1523
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1461
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1488
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1530
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1362
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1509
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1520
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1475
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1578
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1613
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1488
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1640