Brussels vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$2217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$5435
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$1334
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$2328
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$4189
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	82
😀 Quality of life	91	90
🏙️ Population	196K	919K

The cost of living in Brussels is 9% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 1913th and 1434th ($2028 vs $2217) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1234th 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 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 1.9 months in Fort Worth. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Fort Worth ranked 61st in the United States, while ranked 165th and 213th 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	$25.6	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$1045
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$2518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$2208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$2094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$5.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$4.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$98.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$1925
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$23437

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2140
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2144
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2145
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2136
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2133
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1856
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2139
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2108
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2140
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2135
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2133
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2133
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2162
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2183
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2131
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2038
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2190
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2185
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2200
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2199
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2447
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2199
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2287
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1937
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2222
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2246
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2216
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2315
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2268
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2369
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2250