Brussels vs Dallas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Dallas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$2471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$5897
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$1504
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$2718
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$617
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$4999
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	91
😀 Quality of life	89	90
🏙️ Population	196K	1.3M

The cost of living in Brussels is 27% less expensive than in Dallas. Cities ranked 2354th and 837th ($1816 vs $2471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 773rd 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 2 months in Dallas. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Dallas ranked 23rd in the United States, while ranked 190th and 130th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Dallas

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	Brussels	Dallas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$67.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$1254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$3000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$2294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$3484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$2244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$91.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$5.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$98.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$1145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$26393

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640

Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246