Brussels vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brussels	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$1776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4554	$4484
🏠 One person rent	$1085	$979
🏘️ Family rent	$1927	$1846
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$509
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3070	$3151
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	92
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	189K	619K

The cost of living in Brussels is 5% more expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 2147th and 2414th ($1869 vs $1776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 21st 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 6th in Germany, while ranked 148th and 41st 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	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$71
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$4.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$968	$900
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$834	$731
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1848	$1766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1555	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4416	$7136
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$6071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$3.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$57.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$2.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.73	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.76	$8.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$937
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23098	$21567

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1743
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1567
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1645
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1544
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1630
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1619
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1553
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1575
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1581
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1678
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1618
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1563
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1568
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1533
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1484
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1517
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1539
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1426
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1536
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1536
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1511
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1596
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1631
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1570
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1650

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1476
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1470
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1493
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1471
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1501
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1432
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1547
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1420
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1575
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1458
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1412
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1562
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1320
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1454
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1369
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1488
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1556
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1370
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1387
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1395
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1511
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1402
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1476
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1551
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1778
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1426
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1384
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1417
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1409
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1124
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1397
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1276
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1484
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1519
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1505
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1388
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1267
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1405
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1389
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1752