Brussels vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$3103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$7450
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$4080
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$704
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$4410
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	85
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	196K	442K

The cost of living in Brussels is 37% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 1988th and 103rd ($1958 vs $3103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 18th in the United States, while ranked 173rd and 109th 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	$20.8	$22.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$88.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$2446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$1765
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$4939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$3570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$6519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$4021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$5.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$71.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$152
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$1210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$25328

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2562
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2671
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2612
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2647
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2717
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2808
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2724
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3058
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2691
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2629
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2623
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2573
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2727
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2608
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2538
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2513
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2540
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3991
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2571
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2424
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2418
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2490
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2359
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2315
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2429
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2484
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2248
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2860