Brussels vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$4406
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$1052
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$1518
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$3391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	66
😀 Quality of life	92	87
🏙️ Population	196K	633K

The cost of living in Brussels is 12% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 1872nd and 2663rd ($2065 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1875th 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 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.8 months in Memphis. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Memphis ranked 112th in the United States, while ranked 99th and 362nd 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	$24.7	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$64.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$841
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$1430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$1222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$64.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$1671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$1396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$5.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$5.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$8.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$1700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$27314

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2378
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2129
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1881
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1953
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2030
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2266
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2122
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1997
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1752
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1867
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1745
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1605
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1667
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1631
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1836
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1915
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1545
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1885
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1980
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1425
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1962
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1951
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1747
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1992
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1703
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1703
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2023
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1852
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1718
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2085
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1421
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1405
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2822