Brussels vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$4181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	94
😀 Quality of life	92	96
🏙️ Population	196K	2.14M

The cost of living in Brussels is 16% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1872nd and 978th ($2065 vs $2448) 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 1.8 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 99th 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	$24.7	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$15409

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894