Brussels vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$2651
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	93
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	196K	521K

The cost of living in Brussels is 16% more expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 2354th and 3152nd ($1816 vs $1570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in Belgium and France, respectively. Check Belgium vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.7 months in Lyon. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 190th and 195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Lyon

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	Brussels	Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$6.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$563
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$1593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$1107
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	3.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$4049
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$2.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$8.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$10816

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640

Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1567
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1081
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1256
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1348
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1470
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1310
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1182
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1434
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1522
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3017
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$2937
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$2970
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3028
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3195
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1247
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1205
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1352
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1050
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3278
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1299
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1723
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$2738
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$2732
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1314
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3088
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1485
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1110
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1316
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1474
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2658
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1338
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$1950
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2470
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1231
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1338
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1424
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2457