Brussels vs Liverpool - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Liverpool
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$4660
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$1016
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$1759
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$2995
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	84
😀 Quality of life	89	90
🏙️ Population	196K	513K

The cost of living in Brussels is 4% more expensive than in Liverpool. Cities ranked 1988th and 2193rd ($1958 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 135th 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 1.6 months in Liverpool. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Liverpool ranked 24th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 173rd and 145th 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	$20.8	$21.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$86.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$1073
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$693
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$2262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$1190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$311
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	5.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$3484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$2545
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$95.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$7.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$19.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$3.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$80.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$1545
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$11337

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

Cities near Liverpool

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi	Bootle	$1789
3.9 km or 2.4 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Wallasey	$1647
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Bebington	$1784
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Crosby	$1761
16 km or 10 mi	Formby	$1755
17 km or 10 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
17 km or 11 mi	St Helens	$1529
19 km or 12 mi	Widnes	$1824
21 km or 13 mi	Runcorn	$1844
25 km or 16 mi	Chester	$1957
26 km or 16 mi	Southport	$1749
27 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2069
28 km or 18 mi	Wigan	$1659
34 km or 21 mi	Rhyl	$1761
36 km or 22 mi	Chorley	$1752
36 km or 23 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1694
41 km or 26 mi	Wrexham	$1675
42 km or 26 mi	Bolton	$1852
43 km or 27 mi	Altrincham	$1849
43 km or 27 mi	Preston	$1585
45 km or 28 mi	Blackpool	$1556
45 km or 28 mi	Sale	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Stretford	$1910
47 km or 29 mi	Salford	$1936
50 km or 31 mi	Blackburn	$1860
50 km or 31 mi	Bury	$1592
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2137
51 km or 32 mi	Crewe	$1552
56 km or 35 mi	Droylsden	$1877
60 km or 37 mi	Rochdale	$1776
60 km or 37 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1793
60 km or 37 mi	Oldham	$1722
61 km or 38 mi	Macclesfield	$1802
65 km or 40 mi	Burnley	$1493
68 km or 43 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
71 km or 44 mi	Lancaster	$1763
71 km or 44 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
73 km or 45 mi	Morecambe	$1783
73 km or 46 mi	Leek	$1780