Brussels vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$1089
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$213
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$162
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$148
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	96	70
😀 Quality of life	92	50
🏙️ Population	196K	1.01M

The cost of living in Brussels is 345% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 1872nd and 8843rd ($2065 vs $464) 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 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 99th and 6696th 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	$24.7	$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$16.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$204
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$64
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$99.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	16.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$1495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$4.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$4.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$1.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$3118

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857

Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$427
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$360
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$279
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$370
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$338
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$264
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$369
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$323
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$379
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$330
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$353
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$381
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$371
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$308
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$295
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$308
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$378
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$326
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$379
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$368
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$348
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$432
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$302
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$367
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$391
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$318
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$364
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$423
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$315
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$433
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$352
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$473
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$382
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$351
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$414
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$417
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$425
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$257
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$429
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$379