Brussels vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$161
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$332
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$142
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$177
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	69
😀 Quality of life	89	46
🏙️ Population	196K	11.1M

The cost of living in Brussels is 383% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 1988th and 8968th ($1958 vs $406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Belgium and Pakistan, respectively. Check Belgium vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 173rd and 6453rd 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	$20.8	$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$3.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$101
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	20%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$5.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$33.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$1046

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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 Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$500
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$308
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$280
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$380
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$335
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$330
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$310
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$378
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$312
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$319
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$373
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$344
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$407
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$430
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$344
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$456
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$328
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$292
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$360
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$358
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$397
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$439
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$358
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$286
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$388
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$323
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$277
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$252
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$371
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$294
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$328
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$284
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$374
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$280
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$372
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$375
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$338