Brussels vs Liverpool - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Liverpool
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$1713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$4187
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$917
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$1544
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$526
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$2602
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
84
😀 Quality of life
89
89
🏙️ Population
189K
513K

The cost of living in Brussels is 9% more expensive than in Liverpool. Cities ranked 2147th and 2633rd ($1869 vs $1713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 179th in Belgium and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Belgium vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.5 months in Liverpool. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Liverpool ranked 18th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 148th and 163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Liverpool

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Brussels Liverpool
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$75.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$8.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$6.21
 Cappuccino
$3.91
$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$658
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$1979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$1072
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$3323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$2384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$2.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$85.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$13.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$8.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$8.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$74.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$1465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$7816

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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 Liverpool

Distance City Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi Bootle
$1656
3.9 km or 2.4 mi Birkenhead
$1652
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Wallasey
$1494
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Bebington
$1652
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Crosby
$1629
16 km or 10 mi Formby
$1642
17 km or 10 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
17 km or 11 mi St Helens
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Widnes
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Runcorn
$1733
25 km or 16 mi Chester
$1867
26 km or 16 mi Southport
$1650
27 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 18 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Rhyl
$1706
36 km or 22 mi Chorley
$1644
36 km or 23 mi Lytham St Annes
$1669
41 km or 26 mi Wrexham
$1578
42 km or 26 mi Bolton
$1711
43 km or 27 mi Altrincham
$1758
43 km or 27 mi Preston
$1467
45 km or 28 mi Blackpool
$1519
45 km or 28 mi Sale
$1795
46 km or 29 mi Stretford
$1807
47 km or 29 mi Salford
$1819
50 km or 31 mi Blackburn
$1689
50 km or 31 mi Bury
$1526
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Crewe
$1487
56 km or 35 mi Droylsden
$1793
60 km or 37 mi Rochdale
$1607
60 km or 37 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
60 km or 37 mi Oldham
$1652
61 km or 38 mi Macclesfield
$1703
65 km or 40 mi Burnley
$1613
68 km or 43 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
71 km or 44 mi Lancaster
$1532
71 km or 44 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
73 km or 45 mi Morecambe
$1568
73 km or 46 mi Leek
$1675