Brussels vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$3361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$7751
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$2151
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$3720
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$750
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$245
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$4549
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	96	99
😀 Quality of life	91	94
🏙️ Population	196K	3.9M

The cost of living in Brussels is 40% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1913th and 65th ($2028 vs $3361) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st 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 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 1.4 months in Los Angeles. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Los Angeles ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 165th and 74th 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	$25.6	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$6.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$2364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$1847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$4128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$6833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$81.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$7.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$4.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$168
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$31.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$1849
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$26874

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927