Brussels vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brussels	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4554	$5119
🏠 One person rent	$1085	$1352
🏘️ Family rent	$1927	$2099
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3070	$3624
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	93
😀 Quality of life	89	96
🏙️ Population	189K	2.14M

The cost of living in Brussels is 18% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 2147th and 1068th ($1869 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Belgium and Australia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.6 months in Perth. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 148th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Perth

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	Brussels	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$7.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$968	$1464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$834	$1088
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1848	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1555	$1714
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4416	$7584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$6088
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.73	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$5.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.76	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$50.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$14.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$1668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23098	$12548

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1743
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1567
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1645
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1544
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1630
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1619
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1553
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1575
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1581
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1678
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1618
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1563
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1568
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1533
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1484
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1517
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1539
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1426
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1536
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1536
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1511
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1596
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1631
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1570
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1650

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1601
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2052
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1612
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1761
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$502
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$546
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$361
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$870
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$873
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$556
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$427
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$383
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$403
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$469
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$439
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$454
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$505
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$506
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$440
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$459
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1693