Brussels vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$2192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$5144
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$2197
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$648
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$3945
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	56
😀 Quality of life	91	87
🏙️ Population	196K	950K

The cost of living in Brussels is 7% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 1939th and 1499th ($2030 vs $2192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1231st in Belgium and the United States, respectively. Check Belgium vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Jacksonville ranked 101st in the United States, while ranked 121st and 325th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Jacksonville

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	Brussels	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$97.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$5.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$5.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$1004
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$2511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$1805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$2350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$2047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$3.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$1309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$11918

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863