Brussels vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$1917
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$4608
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$1113
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$1707
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$568
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$3719
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	66
😀 Quality of life	91	87
🏙️ Population	196K	633K

The cost of living in Brussels is 6% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 1939th and 2305th ($2030 vs $1917) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1739th 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 96th in the United States, while ranked 121st and 311th 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	$21.2	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$5.76
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$1107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	6.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$1785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$8.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$44
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$27334

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2185
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1891
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1979
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1888
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2058
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2300
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2171
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1985
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1782
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1890
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1838
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1588
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1534
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1638
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1816
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1883
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1525
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1862
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1922
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1427
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1940
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1868
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1756
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1749
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1968
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1725
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1686
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2027
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1812
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1666
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2074
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1429
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1427
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2809