Brussels vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$2838
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$797
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$2181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	72
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	196K	3.45M

The cost of living in Brussels is 71% more expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 2354th and 5092nd ($1816 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th in Belgium and South Korea, respectively. Check Belgium vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 2.1 months in Busan. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Busan ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 190th and 201st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Busan

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	Brussels	Busan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$5.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$3.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$92.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$7716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$7051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$40.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$26.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$6.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$6.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$85.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$13395

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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

Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$959
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$1027
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1075
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$998
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$887
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1030
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1059
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$924
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$983
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$1054
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$995
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$903
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$988
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$989
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$992
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$977
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$1059
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$987
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$902
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$880
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$1000
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$979
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$854
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1101
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$964
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$891
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$916
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$916
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$913
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$921
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$919
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$910
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$895
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$992
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$970