Brussels vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$484
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$192
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$1050
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
94
😀 Quality of life
89
66
🏙️ Population
189K
26.5M

The cost of living in Brussels is 286% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 2147th and 8607th ($1869 vs $484) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Belgium and India, respectively. Check Belgium vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 2.2 months in Delhi. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Delhi ranked 4th in India, while ranked 148th and 4314th 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
$18
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$21.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$649
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$63.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$7.84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
9.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$3155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$1304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$3.08
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$4.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$6.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$4.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$47.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$98.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$2174

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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 Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$458
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$423
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$522
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$408
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$371
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$362
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$343
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$357
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$288
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$337
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$321
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$296
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$255
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$352
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$250
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$361
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$379
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$374
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$342
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$401
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$375
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$392
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$282
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$448
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$433
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$400
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$414
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$394
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$336
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$435
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$291
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$301
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$508
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$370
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$374
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$386
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$399
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$290
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$338