Brussels vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$4264
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$1096
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$1719
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$3145
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
94
😀 Quality of life
89
94
🏙️ Population
189K
626K

The cost of living in Brussels is 0.8% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 2147th and 2103rd ($1869 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 99th in Belgium and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Belgium vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.7 months in Glasgow. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 148th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Glasgow

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Brussels Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$8.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$1191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$790
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$1870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$4377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$3046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$81.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$97.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$1097
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$12197

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1748
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1734
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1524
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1659
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1670
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1651
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1520
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1693
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2043
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1537
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1723
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1527
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1632
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1706
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1305
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1741
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1629
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1643
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1719
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1681
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1833
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1702
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1673
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1661
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1644
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1554
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1630
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1430
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1662
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1568
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1532
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1251