Brussels vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$2317
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$696
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$1546
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	20
😀 Quality of life	89	66
🏙️ Population	196K	1.41M

The cost of living in Brussels is 49% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 2354th and 4439th ($1816 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Belgium and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.3 months in Medina. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 190th and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Medina

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	Brussels	Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$1.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$7421

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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 Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905