Brussels vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$4153
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	100
😀 Quality of life	89	99
🏙️ Population	196K	8.8M

The cost of living in Brussels is 45% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 2354th and 58th ($1816 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.3 months in London. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 190th and 4th 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	$18.9	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$26090

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009