Brussels vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$5318
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$2170
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$4608
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	71
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	196K	888K

The cost of living in Brussels is 17% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 2354th and 1378th ($1816 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1239th 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 Indianapolis. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Indianapolis ranked 44th in the United States, while ranked 190th and 191st 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	$18.9	$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$1026
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$2421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$1776
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$1949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$1579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$5.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$8.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$1868
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$27149

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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 Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890