Brussels vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$2926
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4988
$6423
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$1964
🏘️ Family rent
$2046
$3248
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$696
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$5332
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
29
😀 Quality of life
92
87
🏙️ Population
196K
138K

The cost of living in Brussels is 29% less expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 1872nd and 270th ($2065 vs $2926) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Luxembourg, respectively. Check Belgium vs Luxembourg comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.8 months in Luxembourg City. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 99th and 350th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Luxembourg City

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Brussels Luxembourg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.7
$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$91.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.7
$15.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$7.1
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$4.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1092
$1923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$1670
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$3538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$2749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.9
$55.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5177
$13023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$8923
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.95
$3.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$36.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$4.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$26.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$61.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$95.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$1442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19894
$18882

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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 Luxembourg City

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2586
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2637
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2512
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$2431
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1844
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1681
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1744
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1536
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1550
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1569
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1535
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1533
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1470
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1515
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1492
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1508
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1684
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1605
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1501
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1507
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1675
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1538
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1501
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1358
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1663
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1650
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1643
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1647
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1731
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1612
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1735
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1635
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1674
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1653
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1681
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1759
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1582
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1592
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1644
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1676