Brussels vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$1279
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$206
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$230
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	96	65
😀 Quality of life	91	55
🏙️ Population	196K	1.96M

The cost of living in Brussels is 305% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 1913th and 8682nd ($2028 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 69th in Belgium and Iran, respectively. Check Belgium vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 0.5 months in Isfahan. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 165th and 6324th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Isfahan

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	Brussels	Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$0.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$9.15
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$14.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$7.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	26.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$2.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$2.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$5.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$0.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$1.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$589

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$484
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$476
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$470
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$515
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$459
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$463
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$538
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$508
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$483
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$545
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$530
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$503
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$588
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$494
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$566
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$607
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$560
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$604
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$571
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$611
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$457
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$540
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$530
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$622
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$503
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$635
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$684
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$641
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$598
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$637
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$638
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$553
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$640