Brussels vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$1168
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$198
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$150
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$256
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	96	67
😀 Quality of life	89	49
🏙️ Population	196K	1.01M

The cost of living in Brussels is 346% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 1988th and 8895th ($1958 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.6 months in Islamabad. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 173rd and 6293rd 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	$20.8	$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$92
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	20.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$6.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$3133

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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 Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$323
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$328
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$372
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$277
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$354
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$338
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$374
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$330
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$388
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$456
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$335
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$344
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$280
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$373
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$308
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$358
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$319
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$406
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$344
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$500
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$312
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$407
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$441
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$310
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$469
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$378
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$599
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$358
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$360
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$430
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$371
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$476
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$397