Brussels vs Naples - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Naples
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1396
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$3278
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$694
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$1182
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$1270
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	77
😀 Quality of life	89	82
🏙️ Population	196K	913K

The cost of living in Brussels is 30% more expensive than in Naples. Cities ranked 2354th and 3883rd ($1816 vs $1396) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd in Belgium and Italy, respectively. Check Belgium vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.9 months in Naples. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Naples ranked 8th in Italy, while ranked 190th and 465th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Naples

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	Brussels	Naples
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$56.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$4.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$721
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$511
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$870
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$5006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$6.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$9.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$5500

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640

Cities near Naples

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
12 km or 7.6 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
25 km or 15 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
27 km or 17 mi	Caserta	$1181
28 km or 17 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
28 km or 17 mi	Aversa	$1101
37 km or 23 mi	Amalfi	$1521
46 km or 29 mi	Salerno	$1380
46 km or 29 mi	Avellino	$1061
55 km or 34 mi	Benevento	$1165
88 km or 55 mi	Campobasso	$955
98 km or 61 mi	Terracina	$1340
117 km or 72 mi	Frosinone	$1046
129 km or 80 mi	Foggia	$1161
132 km or 82 mi	Potenza	$1229
133 km or 83 mi	Latina	$1250
144 km or 90 mi	Colleferro	$1270
146 km or 91 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
150 km or 93 mi	Avezzano	$1058
152 km or 94 mi	Anzio	$1289
157 km or 98 mi	San Giovanni Rotondo	$1221
169 km or 105 mi	Chieti	$1294
170 km or 106 mi	Frascati	$1562
178 km or 111 mi	Andria	$1228
179 km or 111 mi	Barletta	$1070
181 km or 113 mi	Pescara	$1312
184 km or 114 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
188 km or 117 mi	Trani	$1301
189 km or 117 mi	Rome	$1718
191 km or 119 mi	Vatican City	$964
199 km or 124 mi	Matera	$1134
201 km or 125 mi	Molfetta	$1264
208 km or 129 mi	Teramo	$1171
210 km or 130 mi	Rieti	$1224
220 km or 137 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
222 km or 138 mi	Bari	$1337
232 km or 144 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
234 km or 145 mi	Terni	$1004
241 km or 150 mi	Cosenza	$1072
248 km or 154 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543