Brussels vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$2380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$5756
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$1413
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$2434
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$698
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$4476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	84
😀 Quality of life	91	90
🏙️ Population	196K	430K

The cost of living in Brussels is 15% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 1913th and 1095th ($2028 vs $2380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 963rd 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 1.9 months in Minneapolis. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Minneapolis ranked 62nd in the United States, while ranked 165th and 215th 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	$25.6	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$1151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$2639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$68.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$3686
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$2479
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$74.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$6.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$4.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$5.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$7.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$1787
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$26604

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2306
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2221
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2305
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2302
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2330
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2290
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2054
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2289
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2307
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2271
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2236
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2528
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2398
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2183
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2286
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2201
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2312
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2353
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2296
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2386
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2147
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2317
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2202
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2258
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2299
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2678