Brussels vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$5467
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$2923
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$473
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$4153
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
66
😀 Quality of life
91
90
🏙️ Population
196K
3.94M

The cost of living in Brussels is 18% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 1939th and 947th ($2030 vs $2470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Belgium vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 121st and 184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Dubai

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Brussels Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$2083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$3820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$2306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$92.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$7283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$4305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$82.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$75.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$870
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$17401

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469