Brussels vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$2384
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$5758
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$1405
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$2471
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$702
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$4498
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	86
😀 Quality of life	92	89
🏙️ Population	196K	430K

The cost of living in Brussels is 13% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 1872nd and 1119th ($2065 vs $2384) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 959th 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 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.9 months in Minneapolis. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Minneapolis ranked 71st in the United States, while ranked 99th and 263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Minneapolis

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	Brussels	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$19.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$1609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$1141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$2803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$2106
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$3392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$2176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$85.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$6.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$6.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$26188

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2288
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2219
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2284
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2260
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2273
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2278
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2062
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2290
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2229
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2189
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2361
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2359
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2197
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2189
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2192
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2230
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2304
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2410
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2292
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2354
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2125
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2272
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2174
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2216
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2219
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2259
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2582