Brussels vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$1725
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$3877
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$895
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$1550
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$533
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$3191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	46
😀 Quality of life	89	92
🏙️ Population	196K	608K

The cost of living in Brussels is 13% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 1988th and 2792nd ($1958 vs $1725) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Belgium and Sweden, respectively. Check Belgium vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.8 months in Gothenburg. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 173rd and 81st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Gothenburg

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	Brussels	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$87.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$6.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$1022
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$1694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$1317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$77.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$5998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$4134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$7.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$3801

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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 Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267