Brussels vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$2046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$5001
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$1179
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$1923
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$3707
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	82
😀 Quality of life	91	91
🏙️ Population	196K	577K

The cost of living in Brussels is 0.9% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 1913th and 1864th ($2028 vs $2046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1525th 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 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Milwaukee ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 165th and 195th 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	$25.6	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$61.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$5.38
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$1315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$935
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$1539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$1953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$1705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$3.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$23971

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1915
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1973
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1915
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1915
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1904
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$1973
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1943
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1948
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1966
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1964
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1973
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2032
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1941
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2030
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2089
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1957
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1826
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2355
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2368
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2375
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2340
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1763
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2368
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2394
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2434
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2119
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1849
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2220
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2373
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2528
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2392
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2412
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2508
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2426
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2399