Brussels vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Brussels | Luxembourg City | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Brussels is 26% less expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 2354th and 870th ($1816 vs $2446) 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 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 2.4 months in Luxembourg City. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 190th and 199th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Brussels
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 3.2 km or 2 mi |  Schaerbeek | |
| 3.3 km or 2.1 mi | Saint-Gilles | |
| 4 km or 2.5 mi | Anderlecht | |
| 4.2 km or 2.6 mi | Forest | |
| 4.5 km or 2.8 mi | Woluwe-Saint-Lambert | |
| 6.2 km or 3.8 mi | Watermael-Boitsfort | |
| 7.3 km or 4.6 mi | Dilbeek | |
| 10 km or 6.3 mi | Sint-Pieters-Leeuw | |
| 10 km or 6.4 mi | Vilvoorde | |
| 11 km or 6.8 mi | Tervuren | |
| 15 km or 9 mi | Overijse | |
| 15 km or 9.1 mi | Waterloo | |
| 15 km or 9.1 mi | Halle | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Zemst | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Braine-l'Alleud | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Rixensart | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Mechelen | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Tubize | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Wavre | |
| 23 km or 15 mi | Herent | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Ninove | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Aalst | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Leuven | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Dendermonde | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Nivelles | |
| 31 km or 20 mi | Braine-le-Comte | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Lier | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Geraardsbergen | |
| 36 km or 23 mi | Heist-op-den-Berg | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Mortsel | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Aarschot | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Soignies | |
| 38 km or 23 mi | Zottegem | |
| 38 km or 24 mi | Lokeren | |
| 38 km or 24 mi | Sint-Niklaas | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Gembloux | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Beveren | |
| 41 km or 26 mi | Tienen | |
| 41 km or 26 mi | Antwerp |
Cities near Luxembourg City
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 15 km or 9.1 mi |  Dudelange | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Esch-sur-Alzette | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Petange | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Differdange | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Arlon | |
| 28 km or 18 mi |  Thionville | |
| 40 km or 25 mi |  Trier | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Merzig | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Dillingen | |
| 55 km or 34 mi | Metz | |
| 55 km or 34 mi | Saarlouis | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Volklingen | |
| 75 km or 47 mi | Saarbrucken | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Sankt Wendel | |
| 79 km or 49 mi | Sankt Ingbert | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | Neunkirchen | |
| 86 km or 54 mi | Idar-Oberstein | |
| 88 km or 54 mi | Sarreguemines | |
| 91 km or 56 mi | Blieskastel | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Homburg | |
| 97 km or 61 mi | Zweibrucken | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Nancy | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Charleville-Mezieres | |
| 110 km or 68 mi | Verviers | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Pirmasens | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Mechernich | |
| 118 km or 74 mi | Seraing | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Liege | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Huy | |
| 120 km or 74 mi | Kaiserslautern | |
| 122 km or 76 mi | Andenne | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Euskirchen | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Zulpich | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Rheinbach | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Bad Kreuznach | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Stolberg | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Andernach | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Aachen | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Meckenheim |