Brussels vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$6031
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$1631
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$2780
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$4594
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	68
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	196K	875K

The cost of living in Brussels is 25% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 1988th and 574th ($1958 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 508th 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 57th in the United States, while ranked 173rd and 230th 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	$20.8	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$75.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$9.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$5.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$2.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$1670
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$3455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$2308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$4378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$2768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$2.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$21.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$6.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$8.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$4.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$1274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$25869

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2313
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2178
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2270
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2115
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2146
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1971
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2155
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2194
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2012
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2142
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2081
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2052
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1530
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1844
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1917
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2094
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2105
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1919
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2110
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$2110
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2162
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2281
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2012
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1857
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2399
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1955
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2509
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1908
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1872
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2105
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2122
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2596
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2126
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2076
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$2088