Brussels vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$4415
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$1182
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$1957
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$2366
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	93
😀 Quality of life	91	89
🏙️ Population	196K	1.4M

The cost of living in Brussels is 7% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 1939th and 2377th ($2030 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Belgium vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 121st and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Prague

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	Brussels	Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$1089
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$1546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$10118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$7415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$25.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$89.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$1075
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$19039

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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 Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1661
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1402
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1195
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1115
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1276
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1332
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1141
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1094
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1006
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1107
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1216
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1517
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1174
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1397
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1250
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1174
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1112
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1460
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1258
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1259
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1280
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1412
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1256
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1424
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1289
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1218
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1108
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1438
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1412
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1448
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$956
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1316
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1503
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1278
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1410
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1467
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1340