Brisbane vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$2028
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4896
$4874
🏠 One person rent
$1253
$1133
🏘️ Family rent
$2149
$1958
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$649
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$97.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$3458
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
96
😀 Quality of life
98
91
🏙️ Population
2.71M
196K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 2% more expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 1813th and 1913th ($2065 vs $2028) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Belgium, respectively. Check Australia vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.7 months in Brussels. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 9th and 165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Brussels

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Brisbane Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.7
$77.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$6.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1514
$1090
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$879
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$1983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$1587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8291
$4704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6020
$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.8
$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$4.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$9.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.35
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.3
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.5
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1795
$1055
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11423
$22658

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1662
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1798
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2140
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2297
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1710
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1639
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2471
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1595
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1184
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1503
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1482
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1839
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1747
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2181
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1888
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1599
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2292
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2640
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1568
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1364
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1580
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1678
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2019
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1667
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1683
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1662
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1771
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1362
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1813
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1768
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1725
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2308
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1706
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1681
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1736

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