Brussels vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$432
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$1020
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$174
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$280
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$155
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$56.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$98.9
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	71
😀 Quality of life	92	49
🏙️ Population	196K	11.1M

The cost of living in Brussels is 378% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 1872nd and 8919th ($2065 vs $432) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Belgium and Pakistan, respectively. Check Belgium vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 99th and 6762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Lahore

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	Brussels	Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$3.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$68.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	15.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$4.44
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$5.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$10
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$42.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$1393

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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 Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$379
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$391
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$326
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$308
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$371
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$308
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$330
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$315
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$352
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$318
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$348
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$378
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$338
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$295
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$364
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$414
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$367
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$381
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$279
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$302
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$351
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$352
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$379
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$427
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$464
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$382
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$265
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$353
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$360
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$264
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$263
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$417
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$298
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$325
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$285
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$379
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$250
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$370
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$383
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$323