Brussels vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$4389
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$1092
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$3516
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	67
😀 Quality of life	89	87
🏙️ Population	196K	633K

The cost of living in Brussels is 3% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 2354th and 2179th ($1816 vs $1874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1817th in Belgium and the United States, respectively. Check Belgium vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Memphis ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 190th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Memphis

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	Brussels	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$9.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$883
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$1292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$1489
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$1490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$7.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$1469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$27369

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2134
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2062
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2070
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1865
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2077
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2268
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2117
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2009
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1781
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1874
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1717
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1946
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1831
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1882
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1645
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1830
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1930
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1617
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1856
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1999
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1350
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1989
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1828
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1774
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1806
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1943
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1649
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1728
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2031
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1839
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1772
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2075
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1438
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1322
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2738