Brussels vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brussels	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4554	$5563
🏠 One person rent	$1085	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$1927	$2266
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3070	$3776
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	100
😀 Quality of life	89	98
🏙️ Population	189K	4.53M

The cost of living in Brussels is 21% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 2147th and 933rd ($1869 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Belgium and Australia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.6 months in Melbourne. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 148th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Melbourne

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	Brussels	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$968	$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$834	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1848	$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1555	$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4416	$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.73	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.76	$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23098	$18868

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1743
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1567
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1645
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1544
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1630
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1619
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1553
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1575
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1581
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1678
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1618
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1563
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1568
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1533
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1484
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1517
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1539
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1426
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1536
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1536
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1511
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1596
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1631
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1570
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1650

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1702
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1658
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1693
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1746
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1708
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1707
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1716
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1719
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1688
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1327
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1317
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1707
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1672
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1819
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1669
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1723
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2604
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1462
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1723
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2203
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1463
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1610
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1430
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2180
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1691
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1404
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2348
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1903
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2741
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$1998
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1461
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1354
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481