Brussels vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$1823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$4155
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$902
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$3793
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	46
😀 Quality of life	91	94
🏙️ Population	196K	675K

The cost of living in Brussels is 11% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 1913th and 2645th ($2028 vs $1823) 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 1.7 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 165th and 68th 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	$25.6	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$92.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$955
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$1688
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$1310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$83.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$6255
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$4279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$57.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$27.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$4093

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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 Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1684
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1503
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1444
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1362
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1529
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1551
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1866
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1502
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1516
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1761
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1485
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1977
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1830
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2280
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2088
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2184
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1421
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1658
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1830
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1460
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1949
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2379
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1882
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1397