Brussels vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$2064
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$4936
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$2122
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$3270
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	77
😀 Quality of life	89	86
🏙️ Population	196K	639K

The cost of living in Brussels is 12% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 2354th and 1678th ($1816 vs $2064) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1488th 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 1.6 months in Detroit. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Detroit ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 190th and 315th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Detroit

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	Brussels	Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$5.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$960
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$2340
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$1705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$59.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$1377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$1283
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$9.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$1288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$16893

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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 Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527