Brussels vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$4617
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$1125
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$1929
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$534
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$3700
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	87
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	196K	776K

The cost of living in Brussels is 9% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 2354th and 1863rd ($1816 vs $1989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.9 months in Frankfurt. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Frankfurt ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 190th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Frankfurt

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	Brussels	Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$2172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$8106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$4832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$3.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$6.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$8.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$86
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$14496

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640

Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1682
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1665
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1624
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1705
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1708
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1591
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1606
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1618
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1601
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1689
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1595
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1608
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1698
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1605
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1623
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1641
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1632
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1620
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1605
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1879
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1707
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1666
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1614
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1614
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1603
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1595