Brussels vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$2732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$6311
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$1782
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$3096
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$654
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$4305
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	94
😀 Quality of life	92	78
🏙️ Population	196K	467K

The cost of living in Brussels is 24% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1872nd and 524th ($2065 vs $2732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 453rd 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 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Long Beach ranked 282nd in the United States, while ranked 99th and 992nd 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	$24.7	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$5.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$1919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$1544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$3153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$2806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$7165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$7.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$1666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$22757

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3078
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3718
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2695
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3051
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2835
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2688
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2892
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3744
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2820
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3193
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2698
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3227
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2827
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2930
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2810
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2803
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3199
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2847
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2850
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3020
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2815
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3055
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2769
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3059