Brussels vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$2252
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$5500
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$1332
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$2531
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$644
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$4005
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	72
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	196K	906K

The cost of living in Brussels is 13% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 1988th and 1248th ($1958 vs $2252) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1100th 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 65th in the United States, while ranked 173rd and 242nd 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	$20.8	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$1067
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$3082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$2051
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$3169
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$3154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$1235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$15346

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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 Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829