Brussels vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1958
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4780
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$1120
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$1989
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3047
$740
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
90
😀 Quality of life
89
68
🏙️ Population
196K
9.21M

The cost of living in Brussels is 65% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1988th and 4630th ($1958 vs $1190) 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 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 173rd and 3360th 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
$20.8
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4722
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4382
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23380
$8550

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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 Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709