Brussels vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brussels	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$3068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4554	$7133
🏠 One person rent	$1085	$2069
🏘️ Family rent	$1927	$3842
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$687
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3070	$4346
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	85
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	189K	442K

The cost of living in Brussels is 39% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 2147th and 101st ($1869 vs $3068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th 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 1.4 months in Miami. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Miami ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 148th and 114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Miami

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	Brussels	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$968	$2508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$834	$1739
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1848	$4833
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1555	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$60.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4416	$6306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$3813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$3.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$5.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$5.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.73	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.76	$9.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$5.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$1151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23098	$28464

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1743
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1567
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1645
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1544
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1630
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1619
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1553
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1575
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1581
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1678
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1618
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1563
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1568
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1533
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1484
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1517
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1539
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1426
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1536
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1536
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1511
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1596
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1631
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1570
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1650

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2809
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2770
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2780
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2705
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2752
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2771
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2722
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2644
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2711
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2686
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2924
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2610
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2738
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2569
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2904
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3104
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2611
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2900
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3152
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2714
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2556
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2647
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2593
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2611
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2593
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2569
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2539
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4065
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2533
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2559
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2568
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2488
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2545
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2558
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2493
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2565
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2217
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2783