Brussels vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$3833
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$1865
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	92
😀 Quality of life	89	86
🏙️ Population	196K	1.38M

The cost of living in Brussels is 19% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 1988th and 3084th ($1958 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.1 months in Prague. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 173rd and 292nd 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	$20.8	$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$12545

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1451
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1244
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1216
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1196
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1103
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1150
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1130
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$978
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$957
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$929
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1198
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1107
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1362
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1051
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1185
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1186
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1106
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1035
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1353
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1122
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1176
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1163
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1668
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1142
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1393
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1159
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1024
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1016
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1261
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1404
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1462
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$1195
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1215
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1377
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1237
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1413
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1364
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1141