Brussels vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1958
$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4780
$4093
🏠 One person rent
$1120
$1170
🏘️ Family rent
$1989
$2067
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3047
$3747
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
45
😀 Quality of life
89
80
🏙️ Population
196K
1.19M

The cost of living in Brussels is 8% more expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 1988th and 2461st ($1958 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Qatar, respectively. Check Belgium vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 2.1 months in Doha. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 173rd and 501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Doha

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Brussels Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.8
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$7.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$12.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$2598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$1675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$88.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
5.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4722
$4584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4382
$3277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$798
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23380
$11230

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1799
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1701
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1636
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1619
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1696
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1691
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1661
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1693
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1660
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1779
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1761
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1592
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1595
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1630
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1616
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1555
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1611
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1514
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1598
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1616
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1545
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1667
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1709
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1560
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1762

Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879