Brussels vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$4482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	96	99
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	196K	3.9M

The cost of living in Brussels is 41% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1939th and 62nd ($2030 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 121st and 50th 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	$21.2	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$23685

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000