Brussels vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$4489
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	100
😀 Quality of life	91	100
🏙️ Population	196K	5.35M

The cost of living in Brussels is 20% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 1939th and 829th ($2030 vs $2543) 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 1.8 months in Melbourne. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 121st and 1st 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	$21.2	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$22313

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132