Brussels vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1816
$1779
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4478
$4033
🏠 One person rent
$1024
$1140
🏘️ Family rent
$1880
$2017
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.5
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2931
$3416
😷 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 2% more expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 2354th and 2449th ($1816 vs $1779) 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 1.9 months in Doha. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 190th and 562nd 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
$18.9
$9.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.1
$52.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$5.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$973
$1393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$770
$888
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1932
$2490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1489
$1664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$85.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.61%
5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4675
$4779
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$3550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.62
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.6
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.5
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$975
$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19505
$11200

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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 Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1709
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1223
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1243
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1280
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$1068
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1056
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$897
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$901
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1494
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2240
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$547
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$551
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$546
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1844
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$548
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$557
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1239
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$589
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1637
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$563
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1393
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$529
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$736
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$536
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$740
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$547
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$544
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$780
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$723
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$904