Brussels vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$2347
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$663
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$1243
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	23
😀 Quality of life	92	69
🏙️ Population	196K	1.41M

The cost of living in Brussels is 77% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 1872nd and 4849th ($2065 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Belgium and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 99th and 4347th 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	$24.7	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$5515

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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 Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$795
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1209
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$1107
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$942
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$775
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$815
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$931
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1074
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$906
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$964
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$776
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$354
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$893
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$360
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$479
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$369
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$385
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$448
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1632
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$800
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1853
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$824
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$902
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$665
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$415
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$724
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$2002
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1946
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1700
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$283
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$895
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$1062
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1936
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1962
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$1013
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$865
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$1010