Brussels vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$4287
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$914
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$1596
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$3974
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	46
😀 Quality of life	92	92
🏙️ Population	196K	675K

The cost of living in Brussels is 11% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 1872nd and 2599th ($2065 vs $1864) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Belgium and Sweden, respectively. Check Belgium vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 2.1 months in Gothenburg. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Gothenburg ranked 3rd in Sweden, while ranked 99th and 83rd 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	$24.7	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$93.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$7.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$1788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$6682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$4044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$4.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$4.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$8.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$59.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$4729

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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 Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481