Brussels vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1958
$2309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4780
$5128
🏠 One person rent
$1120
$1523
🏘️ Family rent
$1989
$2687
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3047
$3493
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
64
😀 Quality of life
89
86
🏙️ Population
196K
3.33M

The cost of living in Brussels is 15% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 1988th and 1098th ($1958 vs $2309) 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 1.5 months in Dubai. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 173rd and 306th 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
$20.8
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$12.1
 Cappuccino
$4.14
$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$1170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$3310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$2171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4722
$6006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4382
$3452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$11.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$779
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23380
$12682

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BrusselsDubai

Cost of living

$356

$907

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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 Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507