Brussels vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$4274
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$1221
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$2077
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$1510
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	93
😀 Quality of life	91	84
🏙️ Population	196K	546K

The cost of living in Brussels is 7% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 1913th and 2357th ($2028 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Belgium and Portugal, respectively. Check Belgium vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 165th and 479th 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	$25.6	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$1010
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$2516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$1726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$7218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$4683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$6.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$6.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$8.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$624
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$17217

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231