Brussels vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$2224
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$5181
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$2236
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$3821
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	56
😀 Quality of life	92	87
🏙️ Population	196K	950K

The cost of living in Brussels is 7% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 1872nd and 1439th ($2065 vs $2224) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1197th 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 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Jacksonville ranked 106th in the United States, while ranked 99th and 343rd 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	$24.7	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$1441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$2481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$1839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$2629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$2143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$65.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$1311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$11934

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860