Brussels vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$1842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$4402
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$1073
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$1650
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$554
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$3551
😷 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 6% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 1988th and 2338th ($1958 vs $1842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1841st 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 67th in the United States, while ranked 173rd and 247th 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	$20.8	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$9.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$5.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$858
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$64.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$1379
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$1357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$5.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$1428
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$27502

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2358
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2122
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2055
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2065
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2064
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2262
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2030
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1736
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1839
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$1995
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1687
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1883
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1774
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1849
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1656
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1781
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1806
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1615
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1798
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1836
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1323
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1985
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1756
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1802
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1516
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1795
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1983
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1586
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1708
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2028
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1926
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1854
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$1607
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2552
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1543
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1325
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1805
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2670