Brussels vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1958
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4780
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$1120
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$1989
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3047
$1262
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
89
74
🏙️ Population
196K
13M

The cost of living in Brussels is 82% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 1988th and 5091st ($1958 vs $1075) 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 173rd and 1280th 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
$20.8
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$3.22
 Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4722
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4382
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23380
$11652

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1799
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1701
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1636
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1619
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1696
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1691
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1661
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1693
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1660
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1779
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1761
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1592
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1595
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1630
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1616
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1555
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1611
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1514
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1598
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1616
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1545
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1667
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1709
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1560
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1762

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541