Brussels vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$5589
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$1325
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$2490
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$4672
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	96	100
😀 Quality of life	89	92
🏙️ Population	196K	2.3M

The cost of living in Brussels is 13% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 1988th and 1258th ($1958 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1108th in Belgium and the United States, respectively. Check Belgium vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Houston ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 173rd and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Houston

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	Brussels	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$1392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$1059
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$2925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$2076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$1368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$22908

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156