Brussels vs Liverpool - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Liverpool
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$4525
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$954
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$1757
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$547
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$2907
😷 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 2% more expensive than in Liverpool. Cities ranked 2354th and 2461st ($1816 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 143rd 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 23rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 190th and 132nd 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	$18.9	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$82.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$9.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	5.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$3350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$2471
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$89.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$3.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$76.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$85.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$1465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$15161

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640

Cities near Liverpool

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi	Bootle	$1706
3.9 km or 2.4 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Wallasey	$1563
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Bebington	$1710
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Crosby	$1681
16 km or 10 mi	Formby	$1682
17 km or 10 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
17 km or 11 mi	St Helens	$1497
19 km or 12 mi	Widnes	$1753
21 km or 13 mi	Runcorn	$1762
25 km or 16 mi	Chester	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Southport	$1675
27 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 18 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Rhyl	$1615
36 km or 22 mi	Chorley	$1675
36 km or 23 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
41 km or 26 mi	Wrexham	$1556
42 km or 26 mi	Bolton	$1806
43 km or 27 mi	Altrincham	$1788
43 km or 27 mi	Preston	$1456
45 km or 28 mi	Blackpool	$1482
45 km or 28 mi	Sale	$1845
46 km or 29 mi	Stretford	$1874
47 km or 29 mi	Salford	$1948
50 km or 31 mi	Blackburn	$1686
50 km or 31 mi	Bury	$1806
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
51 km or 32 mi	Crewe	$1486
56 km or 35 mi	Droylsden	$1800
60 km or 37 mi	Rochdale	$1672
60 km or 37 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
60 km or 37 mi	Oldham	$1602
61 km or 38 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
65 km or 40 mi	Burnley	$1376
68 km or 43 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Lancaster	$1629
71 km or 44 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
73 km or 45 mi	Morecambe	$1714
73 km or 46 mi	Leek	$1686