Brussels vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$6116
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$2679
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$728
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$209
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$5006
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	94
😀 Quality of life	92	97
🏙️ Population	196K	667K

The cost of living in Brussels is 22% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 1872nd and 650th ($2065 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Belgium and Denmark, respectively. Check Belgium vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 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 99th and 4th 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	$24.7	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$9.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$7.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$5.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$1782
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$3169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$2270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$10228
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$6872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$2.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$5.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$20.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$38.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$122
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$707
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$14799

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2429
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2273
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1907
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2192
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2364
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1701
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1695
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2042
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1688
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1562
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2113
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1475
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1412
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1784
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1549
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2158
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1627
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1491
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1781
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1702
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1508
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1619
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1633
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1891
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1619
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1689
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1888
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1466
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1681
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1443
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1509
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1667
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1588