Brussels vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$2086
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	96
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	196K	2.75M

The cost of living in Brussels is 46% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 2354th and 4366th ($1816 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in Belgium and Japan, respectively. Check Belgium vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.7 months in Osaka. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 190th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Osaka

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	Brussels	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$8318

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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 Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008