Brussels vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$3045
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$475
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$920
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$381
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$1344
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	81
😀 Quality of life	89	87
🏙️ Population	196K	1.6M

The cost of living in Brussels is 69% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 1988th and 4702nd ($1958 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 67th in Belgium and Japan, respectively. Check Belgium vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.2 months in Fukuoka. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Fukuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 173rd and 256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Fukuoka

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	Brussels	Fukuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$6.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$5.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$3.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$1023
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$642
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$5481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$2558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$47
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$12612

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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 Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$1026
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$1026
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$1024
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$1025
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$1026
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$1021
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$1022
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$1023
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$1018
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$1020
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$1021
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$1015
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$1016
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$1006
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$1006
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$1007
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$1002
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$996
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$996
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$988
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$994
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$1003
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$995
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$998
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$1039
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$980
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$985
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$982
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$1014
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$984
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$975
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$975
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$982
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$982
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$979
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$980
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$994
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$976
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$972
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$971