Brussels vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$1695
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	72
😀 Quality of life	89	58
🏙️ Population	196K	4.43M

The cost of living in Brussels is 81% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1988th and 5069th ($1958 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Belgium and South Africa, respectively. Check Belgium vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 173rd and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Johannesburg

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	Brussels	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$5865

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045