Brussels vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$3974
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	99
😀 Quality of life	92	96
🏙️ Population	196K	2.11M

The cost of living in Brussels is 17% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1872nd and 916th ($2065 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and France, respectively. Check Belgium vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 99th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Paris

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	Brussels	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$17184

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544