Brussels vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brussels	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$1694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4554	$3935
🏠 One person rent	$1085	$1058
🏘️ Family rent	$1927	$1856
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3070	$1220
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	93
😀 Quality of life	89	82
🏙️ Population	189K	546K

The cost of living in Brussels is 10% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 2147th and 2695th ($1869 vs $1694) 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 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 148th and 372nd 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	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$50.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$968	$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$834	$830
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1848	$2252
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1555	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4416	$5778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$3415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.73	$5.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.76	$5.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$8.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$93.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$84.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23098	$14616

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1743
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1567
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1645
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1544
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1630
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1619
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1553
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1575
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1581
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1678
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1618
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1563
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1568
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1533
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1484
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1517
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1539
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1426
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1536
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1536
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1511
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1596
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1631
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1570
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1650

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1674
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1379
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1331
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1415
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1318
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1240
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1295
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1423
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1381
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1408
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1438
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1347
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1412
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1682
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1360
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1328
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1204
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1310
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1356
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1258
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1283
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1270
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1251
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1260
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1223
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1214
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1156
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1192
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1103
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1303
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1202
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1181
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1024
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1199
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1257
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1114
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1202