Brussels vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$1720
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$736
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$175
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$41.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$239
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	96	66
😀 Quality of life	89	47
🏙️ Population	196K	1.96M

The cost of living in Brussels is 233% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 1988th and 7921st ($1958 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th 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 5th in Iran, while ranked 173rd and 6374th 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	$20.8	$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$0.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$8.42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	26.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$1202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$3.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$2.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$0.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$5.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$0.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$0.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$1.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$16.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$1.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$20
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$559

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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 Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$564
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$554
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$545
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$527
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$370
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$575
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$490
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$489
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$472
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$547
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$462
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$518
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$507
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$577
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$559
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$542
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$673
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$513
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$588
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$693
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$583
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$689
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$588
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$690
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$470
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$559
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$546
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$720
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$537
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$708
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$797
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$701
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$675
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$706
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$558
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$699