Brussels vs Colorado Springs - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Colorado Springs
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$4971
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$1394
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$570
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$4161
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	62
😀 Quality of life	89	85
🏙️ Population	196K	479K

The cost of living in Brussels is 12% less expensive than in Colorado Springs. Cities ranked 1988th and 1343rd ($1958 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1178th 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 1.9 months in Colorado Springs. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Colorado Springs ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 173rd and 341st 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	$20.8	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$65.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$1384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$1152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$2184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$1753
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$81.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$2336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$2322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$64.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$4.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$51.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$97.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$1664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$24475

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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 Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2220
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2465
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2288
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2498
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2613
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2489
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2295
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2359
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2691
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2478
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2699
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2514
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2562
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2336
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2605
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2756
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2800
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2988
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2547
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2681
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2552
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2579
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$1983
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2551
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1860
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2398
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$1945
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2176
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1937
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1701
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$3686
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1700
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1861
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1765
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2111