Brussels vs Dallas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brussels	Dallas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$2497
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4554	$5860
🏠 One person rent	$1085	$1542
🏘️ Family rent	$1927	$2880
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3070	$5411
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	92
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	189K	1.3M

The cost of living in Brussels is 25% less expensive than in Dallas. Cities ranked 2147th and 689th ($1869 vs $2497) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 620th 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 2.2 months in Dallas. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Dallas ranked 17th in the United States, while ranked 148th and 116th 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	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$71.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$5.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$968	$1586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$834	$1268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1848	$3290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1555	$2418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4416	$4883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$2272
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.73	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.76	$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$98.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$978
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23098	$13468

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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 Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2267
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1987
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2162
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2155
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2242
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2223
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2206
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2193
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2043
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2301
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2323
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2176
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$1992
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2021
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2283
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1807
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2516
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$1872
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2039
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2210
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2053
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$1804
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2059
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2204
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2017
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2338
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2306
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2275
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2467
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2107
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2384
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2139
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2236
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2084
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2200