Brussels vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$5149
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$1162
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$2021
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$281
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$3748
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	84
😀 Quality of life	91	94
🏙️ Population	196K	1.91M

The cost of living in Brussels is 7% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 1939th and 1511th ($2030 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Belgium and Germany, respectively. Check Belgium vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 121st and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Hamburg City

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	Brussels	Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$5.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$1230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$909
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$2218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$10429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$5372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$4.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$6.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$19886

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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 Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1617
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1601
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1582
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1575
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1621
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1556
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1579
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1559
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1622
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1563
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1585
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1650
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1535
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1544
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1725
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1551
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1679
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1577
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1584
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1639
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1596
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1507
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1557
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1590
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1494
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1582
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1586
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1509
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1530
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1787
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1309
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1765
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1483
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1547
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1533
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1415
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1589
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1621
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1457