Brussels vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$4167
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$918
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$1517
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$580
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$3006
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	96	78
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	196K	676K

The cost of living in Brussels is 0% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 2354th and 2353rd ($1816 vs $1816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Belgium and Finland, respectively. Check Belgium vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.7 months in Helsinki. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 190th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Helsinki

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	Brussels	Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$79.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$8.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$796
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$1796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$1297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$64.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$99.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	4.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$8076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$4860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$70
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$21.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$9361

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640

Cities near Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1671
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1879
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1509
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1327
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1220
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1219
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1414
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1441
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1398
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1396
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1286
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$899
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1355
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1329
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1450
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1450
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1464
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1432
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1391
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$952
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1394
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1064
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$933
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1254
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1239
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1045