Brussels vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$1449
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$1289
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$2807
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	72
😀 Quality of life	89	92
🏙️ Population	196K	616K

The cost of living in Brussels is 35% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 1988th and 3925th ($1958 vs $1449) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 535th in Belgium and Germany, respectively. Check Belgium vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.9 months in Leipzig. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Leipzig ranked 16th in Germany, while ranked 173rd and 80th 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	$20.8	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$56.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$4.47
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$681
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$965
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$4637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$2606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$3.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$62.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$8.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$86.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$10026

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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 Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1406
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1347
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1360
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1320
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1342
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1365
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1273
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1365
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1345
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1384
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1170
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1306
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1210
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1261
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1376
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1330
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1191
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1228
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1393
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1095
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1306
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1231
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1387
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1379
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1354
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1386
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1211
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1215
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1387
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1367
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1386
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1413
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1261