Brussels vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$2121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$5025
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$2121
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$3514
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	93
😀 Quality of life	92	94
🏙️ Population	196K	626K

The cost of living in Brussels is 3% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 1872nd and 1712th ($2065 vs $2121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 93rd 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 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.7 months in Glasgow. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 99th and 42nd 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	$24.7	$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$81.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$6.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$1242
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$322
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$4206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$4.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$96.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$87
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$129
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$963
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$20961

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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 Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1906
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1645
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1852
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1707
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1862
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1588
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2331
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1656
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1490
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1585
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1655
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1496
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1954
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2053
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1945
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2265
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$2012
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1975
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1827
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1803
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1784
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1784
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1540
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1964
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1573
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1755
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1620
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1873
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1819
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1430