Brussels vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$3851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$8597
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$2689
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$4575
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$4336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	100
😀 Quality of life	91	99
🏙️ Population	196K	8.8M

The cost of living in Brussels is 47% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 1913th and 8th ($2028 vs $3851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 1.1 months in London. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 165th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs London

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	Brussels	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$9.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$3237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$2291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$4710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$4163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$21687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$11040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$4.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$69.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$2511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$27583

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165