Brussels vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$4769
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$1090
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$1897
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$553
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$3937
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	92
😀 Quality of life	91	96
🏙️ Population	196K	631K

The cost of living in Brussels is 2% more expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 1913th and 2065th ($2028 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Belgium and Germany, respectively. Check Belgium vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 2 months in Dusseldorf. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Dusseldorf ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 165th and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Dusseldorf

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	Brussels	Dusseldorf
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$5.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$1139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$859
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$1558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$7326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$6067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$64.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$7.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$60.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$789
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$23360

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1650
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1631
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1645
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1613
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1711
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1616
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1645
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1567
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1626
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1634
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1574
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1596
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1555
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1340
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1543
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1651
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1741
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1605
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1605
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1525
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1544
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1488
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1586
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1608
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1516
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1678
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1474
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1552
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1547
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1968