Brussels vs Colorado Springs - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Colorado Springs
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$2548
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$1632
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$2650
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$662
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$99.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$4215
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	62
😀 Quality of life	91	88
🏙️ Population	196K	479K

The cost of living in Brussels is 20% less expensive than in Colorado Springs. Cities ranked 1939th and 819th ($2030 vs $2548) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 714th 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 1.7 months in Colorado Springs. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Colorado Springs ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 121st and 297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Colorado Springs

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	Brussels	Colorado Springs
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$84.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$1578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$1366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$2606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$2302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$2581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$62.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$4.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$1487
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$24668

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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 Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$1961
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2534
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2542
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2288
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2391
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2749
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2548
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2848
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2601
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2627
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2382
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2649
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2642
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2729
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2986
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2594
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2800
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$3013
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2571
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2028
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2506
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2346
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1900
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2417
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2237
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1914
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1741
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2470
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1730
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1875
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1646
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2029