Brussels vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$8384
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$2251
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$4328
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$4627
😷 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 43% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 1988th and 37th ($1958 vs $3427) 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 1.4 months in London. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 173rd and 2nd 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	$20.8	$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$87.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$8.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$2586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$5526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$3635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$17558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$10692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$2404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$25830

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055