Brussels vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$1208
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
89
73
🏙️ Population
189K
12.5M

The cost of living in Brussels is 83% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 2147th and 5167th ($1869 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Russia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 148th and 1608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Moscow

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Brussels Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$3.41
 Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$6.59
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$10868

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517