Brussels vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$2681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$6051
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$1825
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$3146
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$4933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	94
😀 Quality of life	89	77
🏙️ Population	196K	467K

The cost of living in Brussels is 27% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1988th and 464th ($1958 vs $2681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 406th 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 1.8 months in Long Beach. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Long Beach ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 173rd and 769th 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	$20.8	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$6.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$1953
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$1605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$3294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$1485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$21877

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2817
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2845
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2938
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2570
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2866
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2633
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2569
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2834
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2761
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3603
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2612
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3054
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2354
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3112
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2708
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2604
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2685
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3087
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2652
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2673
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2831
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2673
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2959
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2675
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2614