Brussels vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$5816
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$1500
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$2602
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$604
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$4312
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	96	90
😀 Quality of life	91	94
🏙️ Population	196K	1.51M

The cost of living in Brussels is 20% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1939th and 863rd ($2030 vs $2525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Germany, respectively. Check Belgium vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.7 months in Munich. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 121st and 44th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Munich

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	Brussels	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$17274

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2002
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1940
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1976
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1960
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1925
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1910
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1890
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1748
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1841
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1770
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1858
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1790
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1292
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1816
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1789
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1938
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1731
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1668
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1834
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1660
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1808
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1610
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2075
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1606
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1704
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1887
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1669
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1678
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1667
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1717
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1647
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2003
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1714