Brussels vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$1966
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$4479
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$1259
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$2162
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$446
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$1605
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	93
😀 Quality of life	91	83
🏙️ Population	196K	546K

The cost of living in Brussels is 3% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 1939th and 2123rd ($2030 vs $1966) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.8 months in Lisbon. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Lisbon ranked 1st in Portugal, while ranked 121st and 532nd 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	$21.2	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$3.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$1033
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$2582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$7840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$4420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$17788

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1665
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1500
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1518
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1456
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1356
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1410
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1705
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1518
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1518
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1666
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1503
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1506
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1520
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1492
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1454
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1221
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1317
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1459
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1394
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1638
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1381
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1387
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1308
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1519
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1163
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1195
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1684
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1380
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1432
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1378
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1277
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1363
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1465
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1297
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1370
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1107
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231