Brussels vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$4341
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$1070
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$1746
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$4016
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
60
😀 Quality of life
91
87
🏙️ Population
196K
246K

The cost of living in Brussels is 10% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 1939th and 2604th ($2030 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1876th 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 2.2 months in Louisville. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Louisville ranked 102nd in the United States, while ranked 121st and 326th 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
$21.2
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$5.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$1779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$1441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$48.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$4.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$16070

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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 Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1746
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1827
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1897
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1906
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1859
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1730
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1611
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2091
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1813
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1853
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1714
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2100
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1942
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2126
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1650
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$2045
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1785
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1881
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2392
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2051
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1968
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1761
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$2002
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1989
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1984
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1913
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1365
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1808
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2060
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1860
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2405
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1795
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1900
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2088
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1617
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1919
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1843
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1877
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2035