Brussels vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$1278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	93
😀 Quality of life	89	82
🏙️ Population	196K	546K

The cost of living in Brussels is 6% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 2354th and 2671st ($1816 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Belgium and Portugal, respectively. Check Belgium vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Lisbon ranked 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 190th and 475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Lisbon

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	Brussels	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$15150

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112