Brussels vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$5697
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$1502
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$2463
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$640
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$4381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	68
😀 Quality of life	91	89
🏙️ Population	196K	875K

The cost of living in Brussels is 18% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 1939th and 946th ($2030 vs $2470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 818th in Belgium and the United States, respectively. Check Belgium vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Charlotte ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 121st and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Charlotte

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	Brussels	Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$6.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$1645
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$1249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$2953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$2052
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$4312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$2445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$3.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$17.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$5.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$24568

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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

Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2217
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2130
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2190
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2095
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$1904
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1959
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$1975
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2129
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$1973
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2183
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2075
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2058
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1727
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1946
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$2070
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2007
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2070
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1868
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2059
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1909
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2200
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2171
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2027
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1816
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2253
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1940
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2284
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1892
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1678
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$1842
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2671
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2083
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$1863
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1932