Brussels vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$5426
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$1306
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$2248
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$4183
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	81
😀 Quality of life	92	91
🏙️ Population	196K	919K

The cost of living in Brussels is 7% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 1872nd and 1451st ($2065 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1204th 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 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.9 months in Fort Worth. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Fort Worth ranked 40th in the United States, while ranked 99th and 163rd 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	$24.7	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$57.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$5.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$1389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$1874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$78.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$2560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$1869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$5.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$3.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$4.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$97.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$1828
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$25647

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2145
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2152
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2128
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2127
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1907
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2126
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2105
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2124
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2175
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2114
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2076
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2114
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2142
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2198
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2138
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2076
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2193
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2177
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2193
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2188
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2461
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2177
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2258
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1979
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2212
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2225
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2246
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2127
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2393
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2208