Brussels vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$1861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$4578
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$1029
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$1905
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$527
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$3480
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	92
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	196K	629K

The cost of living in Brussels is 5% more expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 1988th and 2278th ($1958 vs $1861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th in Belgium and Germany, respectively. Check Belgium vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.9 months in Dusseldorf. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Dusseldorf ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 173rd and 26th 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	$20.8	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$71.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$4.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$4.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$3.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$959
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$1887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$1501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$7923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$6295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$55.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$8.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$22103

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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 Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1566
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1548
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1571
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1556
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1578
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1527
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1505
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1647
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1489
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1634
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1441
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1464
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1567
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1612
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1465
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1425
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1652
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1497
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1563
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1638
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1947
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1543
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1461
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1206
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1479
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1415
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1569
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1525
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1582
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1493
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1441
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1478
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1470
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1851