Brussels vs Izmir - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Izmir
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$2611
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$513
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$861
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$775
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	68
😀 Quality of life	91	72
🏙️ Population	196K	4.49M

The cost of living in Brussels is 94% more expensive than in Izmir. Cities ranked 1913th and 5223rd ($2028 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Belgium and Turkey, respectively. Check Belgium vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 0.7 months in Izmir. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Izmir ranked 3rd in Turkey, while ranked 165th and 3140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Izmir

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	Brussels	Izmir
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$3.76
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$600
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$1069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$703
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$71.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	40.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$1742
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$1073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$1.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$0.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$622
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$14684

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818

Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$760
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$759
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$770
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$686
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1254
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$725
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$595
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1067
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$732
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$652
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$704
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$926
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$799
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$557
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2056
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$699
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$884
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$697
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1284
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$915
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$846
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1835
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$612
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$787
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$618
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$562
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1415
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1636
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1477
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1436
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1291
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1192
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386