Brussels vs Dublin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Dublin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$2627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$5796
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$1748
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$3037
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$3727
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	95
😀 Quality of life	89	96
🏙️ Population	196K	593K

The cost of living in Brussels is 31% less expensive than in Dublin. Cities ranked 2354th and 605th ($1816 vs $2627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Belgium and Ireland, respectively. Check Belgium vs Ireland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.4 months in Dublin. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Dublin ranked 1st in Ireland, while ranked 190th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Dublin

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	Brussels	Dublin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$82
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$7.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$1479
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$3211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$6999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$5541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$17.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$69.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$95
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$1213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$8881

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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 Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2186
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2216
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2628
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1767
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1785
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1662
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1713
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2134
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1755
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1968
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1382
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1562
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1969
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2297
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1615
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1390
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1682
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1681
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1710
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1774
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1706
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1675
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1482
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2275
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1556
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1897
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1686
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1497
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1753
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1762
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1714
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1456
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1629
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1574