Brussels vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$1174
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$388
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$168
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	70
😀 Quality of life	91	50
🏙️ Population	196K	1.01M

The cost of living in Brussels is 309% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 1939th and 8685th ($2030 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Pakistan, respectively. Check Belgium vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Islamabad ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 121st and 6656th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Islamabad

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	Brussels	Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$233
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	14.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$1529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$4.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$2.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$1.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$1.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$1.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$81.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$3550

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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 Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$371
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$280
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$373
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$253
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$373
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$321
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$394
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$335
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$344
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$391
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$382
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$313
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$286
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$309
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$393
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$332
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$381
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$359
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$450
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$306
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$379
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$397
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$339
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$371
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$438
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$340
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$456
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$346
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$504
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$401
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$350
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$391
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$440
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$447
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$379