Brussels vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$2247
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	97
😀 Quality of life	89	96
🏙️ Population	196K	2.75M

The cost of living in Brussels is 61% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 1988th and 4566th ($1958 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 45th 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 1.9 months in Osaka. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 173rd 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	$20.8	$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$3.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$3644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$2897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$64.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$64.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$70.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$5653

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1169
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1062
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1056
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1096
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1065
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1021
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1120
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1063
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1067
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1113
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1030
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1068
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1034
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$1014
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1037
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1043
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1068
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1016