Brussels vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brussels	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$3165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4554	$7625
🏠 One person rent	$1085	$2019
🏘️ Family rent	$1927	$3688
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$715
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3070	$6398
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	96	99
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	189K	3.9M

The cost of living in Brussels is 41% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 2147th and 72nd ($1869 vs $3165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 60th 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 2 months in Los Angeles. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Los Angeles ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 148th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Los Angeles

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	Brussels	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$8.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$968	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$834	$1717
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1848	$4161
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1555	$3237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	6.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4416	$7697
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$6904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$4.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.73	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.76	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$4.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$2020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23098	$31623

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862