Brussels vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$5815
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$2594
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$4507
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	96	90
😀 Quality of life	92	94
🏙️ Population	196K	1.51M

The cost of living in Brussels is 17% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1872nd and 889th ($2065 vs $2499) 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 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 99th and 38th 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	$24.7	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$16629

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748