Brussels vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1958
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4780
$2885
🏠 One person rent
$1120
$587
🏘️ Family rent
$1989
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3047
$820
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
95
😀 Quality of life
89
77
🏙️ Population
196K
15.5M

The cost of living in Brussels is 74% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 1988th and 4816th ($1958 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Turkey, respectively. Check Belgium vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 173rd and 790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Istanbul

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Brussels Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.8
$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$4.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$769
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
45.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4722
$3275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4382
$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$39.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$626
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23380
$13982

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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 Istanbul

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$594
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$579
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$643
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$695
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$642
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$652
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$683
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$789
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$633
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$694
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$655
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$690
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$705
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$502
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$605
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$692
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$646
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$596
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$584
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$461
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$716
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$645
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$700
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$573
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$635
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$599
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$642
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$668
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$931
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$999
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$561
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$648
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$624
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$657
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$672
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$612
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$899
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$985