Brussels vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$2764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$6355
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$1831
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$3177
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$4536
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	94
😀 Quality of life	89	76
🏙️ Population	196K	467K

The cost of living in Brussels is 34% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 2354th and 379th ($1816 vs $2764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 339th 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 231st in the United States, while ranked 190th and 949th 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	$18.9	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$6.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$2014
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$1593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$3278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$2898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$7095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$7019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$7.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$4.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$1510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$27134

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2983
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3068
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2716
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3022
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2788
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2662
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2899
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2817
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3640
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2786
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3162
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2735
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2781
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2905
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2768
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2780
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3162
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2803
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3014
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2789
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3036
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2683