Brussels vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brussels	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$2387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4554	$5438
🏠 One person rent	$1085	$1384
🏘️ Family rent	$1927	$2466
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3070	$3915
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	93
😀 Quality of life	89	96
🏙️ Population	189K	644K

The cost of living in Brussels is 22% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 2147th and 872nd ($1869 vs $2387) 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 1.6 months in Copenhagen. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 148th 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	$18	$19.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$94.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$6.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$4.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$968	$1538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$834	$1122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1848	$2867
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1555	$2046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4416	$8131
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$5911
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$88.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$32.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$5.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.73	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.76	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$68.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$539
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23098	$8976

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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 Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1887
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1276
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1566
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1766
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1480
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1652
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1392
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1439
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1375
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1638
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1330
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1181
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1318
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1972
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1569
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1880
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1392
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1282
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1541
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1584
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1403
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1581
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1380
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1438
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1657
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1382
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1398
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1426
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1506
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1159
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1599
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1338
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1380
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1519
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1329