Brussels vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$4454
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$1181
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$1992
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$2307
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	93
😀 Quality of life	92	89
🏙️ Population	196K	1.4M

The cost of living in Brussels is 8% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 1872nd and 2387th ($2065 vs $1909) 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 1.8 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 99th and 285th 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	$24.7	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$49
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$1087
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$914
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$1980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$10243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$7562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$44.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$1061
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$17389

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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 Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1678
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1375
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1244
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1139
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1280
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1895
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1273
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1093
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1103
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1006
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1114
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1227
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1525
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1200
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1364
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1272
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1188
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1188
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1472
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1265
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1280
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1305
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1321
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1288
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1476
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1301
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1196
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1133
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1479
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1478
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1531
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$980
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1305
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1494
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1476
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1468
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1383