Brussels vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4988
$4317
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$1066
🏘️ Family rent
$2046
$1745
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$3958
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
60
😀 Quality of life
92
88
🏙️ Population
196K
246K

The cost of living in Brussels is 12% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 1872nd and 2713th ($2065 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1895th 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 2.2 months in Louisville. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Louisville ranked 101st in the United States, while ranked 99th and 333rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Louisville

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Brussels Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.7
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.7
$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$5.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$4.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1092
$1193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$1806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.9
$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5177
$2940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$2583
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.95
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$8.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$1219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19894
$16074

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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 Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1742
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1895
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1908
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1901
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1851
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1895
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1720
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1603
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2116
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1806
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1836
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1716
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2086
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1924
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2122
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$2035
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1679
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1847
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2343
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2057
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1928
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1747
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1993
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$2073
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1994
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1911
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1355
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2053
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1855
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2374
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1790
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1904
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2074
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1554
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1874
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1864
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1872
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2011