Brussels vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$4419
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$985
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$3209
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	92
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	196K	631K

The cost of living in Brussels is 2% more expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 2354th and 2469th ($1816 vs $1772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.8 months in Dusseldorf. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Dusseldorf ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 190th and 27th 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	$18.9	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$4.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$930
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$1883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$1479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$6638
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$5584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$6.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$721
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$21276

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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 Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1476
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1517
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1490
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1471
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1314
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1580
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1434
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1511
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1469
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1460
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1494
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1443
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1518
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1367
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1435
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1444
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1744