Brussels vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brussels	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$2129
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4554	$5041
🏠 One person rent	$1085	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$1927	$1916
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3070	$4818
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	71
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	189K	888K

The cost of living in Brussels is 12% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 2147th and 1474th ($1869 vs $2129) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1308th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Indianapolis ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 148th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Indianapolis

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	Brussels	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$68.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$968	$1305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$834	$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1848	$2169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1555	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4416	$1877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$1547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$6.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.73	$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.76	$8.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$108
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$1858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23098	$27248

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1743
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1567
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1645
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1544
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1630
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1619
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1553
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1575
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1581
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1678
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1618
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1563
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1568
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1533
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1484
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1517
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1539
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1426
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1536
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1536
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1511
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1596
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1631
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1570
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1650

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2019
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2034
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2032
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$2037
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2002
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1988
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1973
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1992
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1906
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1950
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1795
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1896
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2212
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1775
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1596
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1944
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1850
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2127
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1846
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1465
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1840
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1732
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1889
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1486
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1826
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1750
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1803
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$1938
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1844
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1659
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$1907
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1709
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1721
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1507
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1919
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1844
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1904
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1857
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1798