Brussels vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$4370
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	94
😀 Quality of life	91	96
🏙️ Population	196K	2.14M

The cost of living in Brussels is 21% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1939th and 791st ($2030 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.7 months in Perth. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 121st and 11th 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	$21.2	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$17749

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913