Brussels vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$6239
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$1744
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$3093
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$4372
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	94
😀 Quality of life	91	78
🏙️ Population	196K	467K

The cost of living in Brussels is 24% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1939th and 604th ($2030 vs $2683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd in Belgium and the United States, respectively. Check Belgium vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Long Beach ranked 279th in the United States, while ranked 121st and 958th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Long Beach

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	Brussels	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$3.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$3208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$2788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$7147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$6897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$7.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$19617

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2893
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3115
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3737
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2739
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3076
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2880
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2694
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2989
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3771
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2867
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3243
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2766
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2875
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2866
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2840
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3251
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2868
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2888
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3066
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2835
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2826
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3164