Boston vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$2030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$4894
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$1166
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$1999
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$628
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$3313
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
91
91
🏙️ Population
676K
196K

The cost of living in Boston is 81% more expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 27th and 1939th ($3680 vs $2030) 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 1.6 months in Brussels. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 105th and 121st 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
$24.8
$21.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$80
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$13.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$5.64
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$3.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$1112
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$903
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$2002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$52.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$5037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$4002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$3.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$1423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$19621

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890

Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834