Brussels vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$339
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$828
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$113
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$190
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$141
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$47.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$352
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	63
😀 Quality of life	91	57
🏙️ Population	196K	3.38M

The cost of living in Brussels is 498% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 1913th and 9112th ($2028 vs $339) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 85th in Belgium and India, respectively. Check Belgium vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 1 months in Lucknow. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Lucknow ranked 29th in India, while ranked 165th and 6127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Lucknow

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	Brussels	Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$70.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$38.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$7.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	8.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$1253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$5.66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$3.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$3.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$2.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$5.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$17.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$2.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$39.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$43.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$1151

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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 Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$320
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$300
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$383
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$279
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$290
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$367
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$298
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$276
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$273
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$329
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$345
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$388
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$306
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$301
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$304
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$290
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$293
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$386
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$328
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$350
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$383
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$372
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$437
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$293
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$489
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$296
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$514
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$260
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$320
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$350
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$371
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$427
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$270
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$297
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$388
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$285
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$334
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$248
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$293