Brussels vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$5659
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$1339
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$2336
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$689
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$4620
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	84
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	196K	430K

The cost of living in Brussels is 21% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 2354th and 1145th ($1816 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1045th 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 2 months in Minneapolis. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Minneapolis ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 190th and 237th 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	$18.9	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$6.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$1093
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$2583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$1998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$63.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$3373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$88.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$1724
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$27328

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682