Brussels vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$4963
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$1193
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$1867
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$3947
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	81
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	196K	577K

The cost of living in Brussels is 5% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 1988th and 1688th ($1958 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1442nd 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 1.9 months in Milwaukee. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Milwaukee ranked 43rd in the United States, while ranked 173rd and 188th 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	$20.8	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$967
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$2324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$1439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$24309

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1955
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2022
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1991
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2015
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2014
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1962
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1818
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2011
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2008
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1997
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1967
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1904
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1968
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1943
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2291
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1834
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2267
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2285
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2295
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2276
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1811
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2309
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2202
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2407
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2069
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1878
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2158
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2289
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1772
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2343
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2331
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2376
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2393
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2357
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2392