Brussels vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$7707
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$2168
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$3725
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$4258
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	96	99
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	196K	3.9M

The cost of living in Brussels is 39% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1872nd and 72nd ($2065 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 52nd 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 99th and 55th 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	$24.7	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$8.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$28004

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974