Brussels vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$2534
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$453
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$771
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$294
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$592
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	79
😀 Quality of life	91	71
🏙️ Population	196K	9.94M

The cost of living in Brussels is 95% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 1913th and 5274th ($2028 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Peru, respectively. Check Belgium vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 165th and 3631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Lima

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	Brussels	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$4.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$1901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$1809
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$5.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$8454

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$838
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$775
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$737
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$604
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$676
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$732
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$595
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$654
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$531
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$655
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$730
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$527
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$589
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$681
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$607
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$598
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$667
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$613
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$609
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$624
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$594
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$609
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$648
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$563
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$596
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$638
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$601
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$704
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$656
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$445
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$748
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$654
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$582
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$587
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$763
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$780
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$675
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$681
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$745