Brussels vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brussels	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$2661
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4554	$5993
🏠 One person rent	$1085	$1801
🏘️ Family rent	$1927	$3159
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$584
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3070	$5087
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	94
😀 Quality of life	89	77
🏙️ Population	189K	467K

The cost of living in Brussels is 30% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 2147th and 440th ($1869 vs $2661) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 394th 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 1.9 months in Long Beach. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Long Beach ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 148th and 720th 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	$18	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$6.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$968	$1874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$834	$1558
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1848	$3303
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1555	$2822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4416	$6502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$7284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.73	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.76	$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$7.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$4.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$118
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$1199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23098	$18490

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2780
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2895
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2872
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2637
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2935
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2676
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2375
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2800
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2729
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3760
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3148
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2442
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3124
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2661
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2788
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$2886
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2717
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2886
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2665
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2867
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2652