Brussels vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brussels	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$2202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4554	$5415
🏠 One person rent	$1085	$1315
🏘️ Family rent	$1927	$2574
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3070	$3975
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	72
😀 Quality of life	89	87
🏙️ Population	189K	906K

The cost of living in Brussels is 15% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 2147th and 1282nd ($1869 vs $2202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1143rd 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 Columbus. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Columbus ranked 47th in the United States, while ranked 148th and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Columbus

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	Brussels	Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$5.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$968	$1415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$834	$1025
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1848	$2997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1555	$2104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4416	$3125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$3122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.73	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.76	$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$64.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23098	$10456

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1743
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1567
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1645
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1544
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1630
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1619
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1553
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1575
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1581
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1678
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1618
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1563
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1568
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1533
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1484
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1517
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1539
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1426
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1536
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1536
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1511
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1596
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1631
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1570
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1650

Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2030
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2125
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2046
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2124
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1805
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2032
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1985
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1935
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2010
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1905
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1787
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1900
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1767
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1642
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1747
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1761
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1823
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1787
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1798
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1844
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1791
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1721
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2055
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1919
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1803
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1587
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1857
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1486
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1886
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1768
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1844
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1819
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1491
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1659
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1861