Brussels vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$2058
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$4930
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$1155
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$2017
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$3074
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	94
😀 Quality of life	91	95
🏙️ Population	196K	626K

The cost of living in Brussels is 1% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 1913th and 1833rd ($2028 vs $2058) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th 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 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 1.5 months in Glasgow. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 165th and 52nd 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	$25.6	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$96.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$6.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$1172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$4064
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$3045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$21.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$85.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$118
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$1138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$18105

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818

Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1837
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1797
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1575
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1762
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1775
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1522
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1641
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1485
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1480
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1759
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1484
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1884
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2021
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1879
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2205
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1906
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1825
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1780
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1507
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$2079
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1602
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1551
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1840
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1839
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1429