Brussels vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4988
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$2046
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$1028
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
93
😀 Quality of life
92
72
🏙️ Population
196K
9.21M

The cost of living in Brussels is 45% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1872nd and 4274th ($2065 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Belgium and Mexico, respectively. Check Belgium vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 99th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Mexico City

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Brussels Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.7
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.7
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1092
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.9
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5177
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.95
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19894
$11420

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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 Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023