Brussels vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$2555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$5866
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$1447
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$2513
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$713
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$4784
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	94
😀 Quality of life	91	97
🏙️ Population	196K	667K

The cost of living in Brussels is 21% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 1939th and 805th ($2030 vs $2555) 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 1.9 months in Copenhagen. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 121st and 5th 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	$21.2	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$9.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$5.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$1680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$2988
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$2119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$11390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$7705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$68.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$38
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$12710

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2195
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1423
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1793
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2151
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2220
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1567
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1568
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2053
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1583
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1478
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2073
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1399
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1358
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1893
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1792
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1429
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2135
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1584
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1441
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1731
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1650
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1477
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1621
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1483
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1840
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1570
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1654
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1852
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1411
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1637
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1415
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1475
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1723
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1557