Brussels vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1209
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$2848
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$584
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$940
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$2099
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	96	45
😀 Quality of life	92	78
🏙️ Population	196K	4.7M

The cost of living in Brussels is 71% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 1872nd and 4757th ($2065 vs $1209) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Belgium and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.7 months in Jeddah. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 99th and 990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Jeddah

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	Brussels	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$2.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$556
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$98.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$1688
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$6.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$4.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$86.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$7655

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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 Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1107
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$795
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1168
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$906
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$893
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$902
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$942
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$498
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$815
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$497
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$865
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1104
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$531
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$369
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$491
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$931
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$775
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$931
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1074
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$385
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$448
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$354
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1632
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$360
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$551
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$492
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$810
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$479
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$491
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$415
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$776
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$819
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$494