Brussels vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$2187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$5233
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$1311
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$2114
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$4970
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	71
😀 Quality of life	89	90
🏙️ Population	196K	888K

The cost of living in Brussels is 10% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 1988th and 1397th ($1958 vs $2187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1219th 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 35th in the United States, while ranked 173rd and 159th 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	$20.8	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$75.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$2.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$1457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$1013
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$2390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$1686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$69.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$1980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$5.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$1865
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$27094

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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 Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$1999
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1927
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1963
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1954
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1975
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1929
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1905
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1694
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1900
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2092
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1612
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1448
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1894
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1793
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1980
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1822
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1560
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1837
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1814
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1877
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1896
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1436
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1921
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1824
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2464
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1852
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1840
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2124
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1896
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1735
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1894
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1860
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1845
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1856
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1828