Brussels vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$5700
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$1497
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$2629
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$3732
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	99
😀 Quality of life	91	97
🏙️ Population	196K	2.15M

The cost of living in Brussels is 19% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1913th and 843rd ($2028 vs $2517) 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 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 165th and 18th 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	$25.6	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$7.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$15084

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488