Brussels vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$2483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$5751
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$1424
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$2573
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$4295
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	93
😀 Quality of life	89	97
🏙️ Population	196K	644K

The cost of living in Brussels is 21% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 1988th and 795th ($1958 vs $2483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Denmark, respectively. Check Belgium vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.7 months in Copenhagen. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 173rd and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Copenhagen

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	Brussels	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$8.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$6.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$1168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$3033
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$2129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$8402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$5773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$3.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$9.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$19.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$121
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$13230

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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 Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2203
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2006
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1294
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1570
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1867
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2088
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1459
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1439
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1713
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1347
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1864
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1341
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$2046
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1688
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1442
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1966
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1548
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1299
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1499
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1608
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1532
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1578
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1434
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1636
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1502
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1476
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1654
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1324
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1536
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1364
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1476
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1565
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1546