Brussels vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$2434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$5848
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$1415
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$2495
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$729
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$4333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	86
😀 Quality of life	91	88
🏙️ Population	196K	430K

The cost of living in Brussels is 17% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 1939th and 1017th ($2030 vs $2434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 876th 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 1.8 months in Minneapolis. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Minneapolis ranked 80th in the United States, while ranked 121st and 283rd 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	$21.2	$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$1623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$1151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$2834
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$2128
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$99.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$3389
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$2191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$7.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$6.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$6.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$5.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$1397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$26236

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2319
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2223
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2290
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2304
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2273
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2270
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2313
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2045
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2251
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2312
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2250
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2213
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2356
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2156
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2336
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2194
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2184
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2223
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2211
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2307
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2402
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2287
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2326
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2103
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2291
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2175
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2215
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2222
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2618