Brussels vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$2014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4988
$4398
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$1360
🏘️ Family rent
$2046
$2333
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$2972
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
41
😀 Quality of life
92
84
🏙️ Population
196K
1.19M

The cost of living in Brussels is 3% more expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 1872nd and 1994th ($2065 vs $2014) 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 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.5 months in Doha. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 99th and 537th 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
$24.7
$8.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.7
$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$6.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1092
$1589
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$1123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$1972
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$87.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.9
$86.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5177
$4680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$3108
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.95
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$6.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$136
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$9.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$63.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$769
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19894
$11285

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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 Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1923
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1109
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1192
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1309
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$931
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1037
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$823
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1473
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2183
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$545
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$465
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$489
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1457
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$541
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$523
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1214
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$565
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1632
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$547
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1461
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$487
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$707
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$492
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$711
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$556
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$551
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$796
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861