Brussels vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$2195
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$5551
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$1287
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$2412
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$4243
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	82
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	196K	919K

The cost of living in Brussels is 11% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 1988th and 1378th ($1958 vs $2195) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1201st 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 1.9 months in Fort Worth. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Fort Worth ranked 46th in the United States, while ranked 173rd and 195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Fort Worth

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	Brussels	Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$5.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$985
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$2295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$2084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$2321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$2018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$80.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$3.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$5.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$8.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$5.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$4.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$1825
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$22657

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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 Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2105
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2125
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2118
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2127
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2100
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1869
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2096
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2103
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2103
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2158
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2085
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2299
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2022
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$1887
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2122
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2159
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2087
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2102
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2189
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2145
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2175
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2236
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2550
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2196
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2243
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$2071
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2188
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2336
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2284
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2282
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2506
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2602
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2150