Brussels vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$3912
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$798
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$1342
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$3076
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	72
😀 Quality of life	92	92
🏙️ Population	196K	620K

The cost of living in Brussels is 25% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 1872nd and 3436th ($2065 vs $1652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 299th in Belgium and Germany, respectively. Check Belgium vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.9 months in Leipzig. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Leipzig ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 99th and 112th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Leipzig

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	Brussels	Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$4.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$722
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$1325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$5097
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$98.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$12468

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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 Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1576
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1510
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1435
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1446
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1404
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1432
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1451
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1401
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1453
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1488
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1467
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1179
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1454
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1334
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1478
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1460
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1462
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1276
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1497
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1464
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1146
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1396
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1330
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1490
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1355
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1466
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1460
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1475
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1325
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1305
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1475
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1437
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1473
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1476
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1479