Brussels vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$4959
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$1226
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$2124
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$547
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$3456
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	93
😀 Quality of life	91	94
🏙️ Population	196K	626K

The cost of living in Brussels is 4% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 1939th and 1708th ($2030 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th 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 1.6 months in Glasgow. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 121st and 39th 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	$21.2	$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$6.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$1185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$1681
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$4105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$23.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$86
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$135
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$21435

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834

Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1885
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1831
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1647
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1835
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1704
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1842
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1760
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1586
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2295
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1640
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1456
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1593
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1596
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1485
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1878
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2005
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1923
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2236
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1943
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1820
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1777
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1523
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1872
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1554
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1646
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1834
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1791
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1404