Brussels vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$2420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4988
$5315
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$1634
🏘️ Family rent
$2046
$2835
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$4093
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
66
😀 Quality of life
92
90
🏙️ Population
196K
3.94M

The cost of living in Brussels is 15% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 1872nd and 1039th ($2065 vs $2420) 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 1.8 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 99th and 203rd 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
$24.7
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.7
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1092
$1988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$3617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$2237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.9
$94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5177
$7290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$4052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.95
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$9.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$72.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$75.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19894
$16876

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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 Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492