Brussels vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4988
$1196
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$2046
$348
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$265
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
94
😀 Quality of life
92
61
🏙️ Population
196K
26.5M

The cost of living in Brussels is 307% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 1872nd and 8668th ($2065 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Belgium and India, respectively. Check Belgium vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 0.5 months in Delhi. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Delhi ranked 14th in India, while ranked 99th and 5790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Delhi

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Brussels Delhi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.7
$5.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.7
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$2.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1092
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$432
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$36.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.9
$8.74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
9.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5177
$2401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$993
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.95
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$3.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$6.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$69.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19894
$1751

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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 Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$423
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$382
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$519
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$362
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$263
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$337
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$250
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$325
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$299
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$296
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$256
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$289
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$285
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$283
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$263
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$375
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$374
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$383
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$287
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$352
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$379
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$325
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$382
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$265
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$414
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$330
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$347
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$363
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$352
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$269
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$331
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$289
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$391
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$326
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$340
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$432
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$364
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$315
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$331