Brussels vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$1879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$4293
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$949
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$1652
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$3784
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
46
😀 Quality of life
91
92
🏙️ Population
196K
675K

The cost of living in Brussels is 8% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 1939th and 2470th ($2030 vs $1879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 2 months in Gothenburg. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 121st and 91st 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
$21.2
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$6.93
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$1735
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
3.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$6539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$3629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$3.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$20.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$93.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$4650

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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 Gothenburg

Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1723
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1544
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1441
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1358
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1574
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1424
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1578
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1490
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1483
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1503
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1877
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1429
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1479
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1855
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1478
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$2401
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$2053
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1535
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1504
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1464
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$2029
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$2157
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2220
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1447
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$2135
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2195
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$2071
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1423
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1723
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1980
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1481
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$2084
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$2002
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1993
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2334
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1984
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1423