Brussels vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$2088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$5072
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$1201
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$3838
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	81
😀 Quality of life	91	89
🏙️ Population	196K	577K

The cost of living in Brussels is 3% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 1939th and 1786th ($2030 vs $2088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1421st 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 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Milwaukee ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 121st and 224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Milwaukee

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	Brussels	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$1419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$2602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$74.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$1817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$24100

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1923
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1949
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1927
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1993
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1934
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2000
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1979
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1993
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1990
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1930
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1746
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1996
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2058
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2065
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1946
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2039
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2097
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1950
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2344
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1771
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2382
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2389
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2443
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2364
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1825
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2407
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2434
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2418
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2162
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1813
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2249
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2428
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1796
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2555
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2418
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2410
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2559
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2453
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2400