Brussels vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$1224
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$363
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$157
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$41.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$208
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	96	63
😀 Quality of life	91	57
🏙️ Population	196K	1.96M

The cost of living in Brussels is 316% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 1939th and 8733rd ($2030 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th in Belgium and Iran, respectively. Check Belgium vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.4 months in Isfahan. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Isfahan ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 121st and 6153rd 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	$21.2	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$10.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$0.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$0.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$9.25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$14.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$7.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$1182
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$5.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$1.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$13.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$1.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$80
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$5.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$72
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$524

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$466
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$459
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$451
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$487
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$452
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$459
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$536
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$469
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$469
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$517
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$496
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$504
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$557
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$456
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$517
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$570
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$514
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$570
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$548
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$577
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$439
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$484
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$590
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$485
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$587
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$584
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$471
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$611
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$638
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$614
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$563
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$613
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$614
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$505
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$616