Brussels vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$6081
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$1562
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$2876
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$640
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$4538
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	78
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	196K	689K

The cost of living in Brussels is 28% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 2354th and 790th ($1816 vs $2508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 733rd 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 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Nashville ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 190th and 244th 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	$18.9	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$6.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1711
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$3359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$2469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$3097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$68.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$7.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$4.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$1251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$30520

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2499
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2356
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2335
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2340
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2738
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2271
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2302
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2274
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2016
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2031
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2075
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2259
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1969
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1828
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1839
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1942
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1932
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1350
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1772
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1779
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2192
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2185
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1717
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1728
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1847
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1865
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2166
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2100
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1730
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1432
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1636
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$2025
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$2116
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1494