Brussels vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$1796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$4088
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$1008
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$1727
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$3260
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
34
😀 Quality of life
91
85
🏙️ Population
196K
679K

The cost of living in Brussels is 13% more expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 1939th and 2822nd ($2030 vs $1796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1955th in Belgium and the United States, respectively. Check Belgium vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.8 months in El Paso. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs El Paso ranked 145th in the United States, while ranked 121st and 437th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs El Paso

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Brussels El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$1021
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$796
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$1705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$1458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$68.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$1769
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$1792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$9.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$6901

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1850
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1665
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1747
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$910
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1844
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1938
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$863
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1920
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$1053
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1654
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2029
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$1095
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2089
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2196
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$990
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$2025
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1933
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$2153
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2070
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1776
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$771
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2060
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2011
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2212
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2089
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2212
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2237
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1878
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$1993
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2454
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2482
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2374
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2988
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1972
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$1097
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2417
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2378
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2367
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2373