Brussels vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brussels	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4554	$7723
🏠 One person rent	$1085	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$1927	$3918
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3070	$4098
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	100
😀 Quality of life	89	98
🏙️ Population	189K	8.91M

The cost of living in Brussels is 44% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 2147th and 38th ($1869 vs $3321) 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 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.2 months in London. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 148th 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	$18	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$968	$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$834	$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1848	$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1555	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4416	$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.73	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.76	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23098	$25471

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1743
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1567
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1645
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1544
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1630
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1619
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1553
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1575
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1581
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1678
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1618
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1563
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1568
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1533
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1484
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1517
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1539
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1426
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1536
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1536
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1511
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1596
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1631
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1570
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1650

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908