Boston vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3652
$2028
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8068
$4874
🏠 One person rent
$2548
$1133
🏘️ Family rent
$4099
$1958
🍽️ Food expenses
$735
$649
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$97.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6190
$3458
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
94
91
🏙️ Population
676K
196K

The cost of living in Boston is 80% more expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 27th and 1913th ($3652 vs $2028) 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.7 months in Brussels. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 71st and 165th 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
$22
$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$77.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.06
$6.38
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2890
$1090
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2183
$879
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5272
$1983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3425
$1587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.5
$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9693
$4704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6005
$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.8
$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$4.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$9.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.56
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.3
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.9
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2782
$1055
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27427
$22658

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2915
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2854
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2769
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2922
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2929
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2728
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2913
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2414
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2838
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2862
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2837
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2869
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3016
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2582
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2817
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2855
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2920
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2833

Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1845
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1835
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1791
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1863
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1787
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1835
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1801
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1806
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1745
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1823
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1768
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1846
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1867
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1571
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1648
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1746
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1737
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1657
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1696
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1794
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1722
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1724
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1745
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1671
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1867
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1804
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1666
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1818