Brussels vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brussels	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4554	$4857
🏠 One person rent	$1085	$1158
🏘️ Family rent	$1927	$2113
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3070	$4187
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	77
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	189K	639K

The cost of living in Brussels is 6% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 2147th and 1843rd ($1869 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1594th 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 2.1 months in Detroit. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Detroit ranked 38th in the United States, while ranked 148th and 172nd 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	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$5.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$4.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$968	$1199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$834	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1848	$2954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1555	$1523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$68.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4416	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$4.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$5.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.73	$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.76	$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23098	$16868

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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 Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1847
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1906
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1749
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1881
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1828
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1932
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1841
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1905
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1912
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1893
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1718
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1954
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1900
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1935
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1813
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1904
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1939
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1934
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1753
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1903
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1899
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$1748
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1898
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2298
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1921
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1928
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1632
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2104
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1856
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1529
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614