Brussels vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$1241
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$201
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$352
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$196
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$199
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	83
😀 Quality of life	92	63
🏙️ Population	196K	9.8M

The cost of living in Brussels is 308% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 1872nd and 8680th ($2065 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Belgium and Egypt, respectively. Check Belgium vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 99th and 5610th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Cairo

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	Brussels	Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$4.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$18.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	16.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$518
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$2.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$4.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$2645

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857

Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$394
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$443
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$402
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$343
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$361
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$351
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$294
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$340
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$343
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$297
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$335
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$300
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$288
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$282
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$341
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$323
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$319
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$400
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$356
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$283
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$776
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1936
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$2022
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1993
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$479
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1853
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1700
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1962
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$800
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$2145
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$2002
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$360
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$2172
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$415
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$1062
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$2066