Brussels vs Ljubljana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Ljubljana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1468
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$3437
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$859
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$1506
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$1669
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	96	40
😀 Quality of life	89	79
🏙️ Population	196K	284K

The cost of living in Brussels is 24% more expensive than in Ljubljana. Cities ranked 2354th and 3558th ($1816 vs $1468) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Slovenia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Slovenia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.1 months in Ljubljana. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Ljubljana ranked 1st in Slovenia, while ranked 190th and 615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Ljubljana

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	Brussels	Ljubljana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$3.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$643
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$1572
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$5385
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$4113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$1.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$7.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$7.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$53
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$92.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$12510

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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 Ljubljana

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Kranj	$1261
57 km or 36 mi	Novo Mesto	$1080
58 km or 36 mi	Velenje	$1157
61 km or 38 mi	Celje	$1116
65 km or 40 mi	Klagenfurt	$1653
68 km or 42 mi	Nova Gorica	$985
70 km or 44 mi	Gorizia	$1223
72 km or 45 mi	Trieste	$1421
80 km or 50 mi	Rijeka	$1152
82 km or 51 mi	Villach	$1582
87 km or 54 mi	Izola	$1263
91 km or 57 mi	Wolfsberg	$1303
94 km or 58 mi	Piran	$1247
99 km or 62 mi	Udine	$1307
102 km or 63 mi	Karlovac	$912
102 km or 64 mi	Maribor	$1082
114 km or 71 mi	Zagreb	$1253
126 km or 78 mi	Velika Gorica	$1101
133 km or 83 mi	Graz	$1594
142 km or 88 mi	Pula	$941
143 km or 89 mi	Murska Sobota	$842
144 km or 89 mi	Pordenone	$1272
155 km or 96 mi	Leoben	$1263
158 km or 98 mi	San Dona di Piave	$1403
165 km or 103 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
173 km or 107 mi	Bihac	$556
178 km or 110 mi	Belluno	$1284
180 km or 112 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
181 km or 113 mi	Treviso	$1502
183 km or 113 mi	Venice	$1522
187 km or 116 mi	Mestre	$1450
196 km or 122 mi	Nagykanizsa	$711
197 km or 122 mi	Mirano	$1375
199 km or 124 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
208 km or 129 mi	Szombathely	$701
208 km or 130 mi	Prijedor	$659
210 km or 131 mi	Hallein	$1692
217 km or 135 mi	Padua	$1581
220 km or 137 mi	Sanski Most	$558
222 km or 138 mi	Zadar	$1122