Brussels vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$5858
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$1560
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$2701
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$618
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$4433
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	78
😀 Quality of life	92	89
🏙️ Population	196K	689K

The cost of living in Brussels is 17% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 1872nd and 924th ($2065 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 798th in Belgium and the United States, respectively. Check Belgium vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Nashville ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 99th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Nashville

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	Brussels	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$7.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$6.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$1694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$1277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$3027
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$2283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$4118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$2822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$3.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$9.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$94.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$1416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$30241

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2519
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2338
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2319
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2314
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2822
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2257
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2278
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2229
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2035
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2023
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2085
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2210
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1885
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1817
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1852
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1937
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1924
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1425
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1718
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1586
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2090
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2109
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1745
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1703
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1766
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1895
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2080
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2073
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1808
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1355
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1593
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1339
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1904
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1581