Brussels vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2028
$2776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4874
$6075
🏠 One person rent
$1133
$1866
🏘️ Family rent
$1958
$3059
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$658
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.4
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3458
$5130
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
29
😀 Quality of life
91
89
🏙️ Population
196K
136K

The cost of living in Brussels is 27% less expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 1913th and 433rd ($2028 vs $2776) 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 1.7 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 165th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brussels Luxembourg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.6
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$82.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.38
$6.64
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1090
$1856
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$879
$1583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1983
$3349
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1587
$2590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.3
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.23%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4704
$12143
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3801
$8764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.93
$3.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.9
$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$34.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.66
$2.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.57
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.21
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.07
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$3.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$59
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$32.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1055
$1477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22658
$16342

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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 Luxembourg City

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2515
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2564
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2439
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$2361
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1809
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1646
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1725
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1463
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1457
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1526
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1451
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1469
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1479
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1476
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1482
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1479
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1676
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1561
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1484
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1484
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1664
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1478
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1538
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1324
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1664
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1644
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1599
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1689
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1619
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1695
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1633
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1674
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1662
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1691
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1777
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1580
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1599
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1668
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1689