Brussels vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$3178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$7315
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$2092
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$3715
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$767
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$4255
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	84
😀 Quality of life	91	92
🏙️ Population	196K	442K

The cost of living in Brussels is 36% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 1913th and 118th ($2028 vs $3178) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 88th 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 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 1.3 months in Miami. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Miami ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 165th and 119th 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	$25.6	$27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$5.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$3.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$2504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$1788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$4582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$3236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$6063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$3867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$5.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$7.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$34.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$1514
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$25246

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101