Brussels vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$4749
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	82
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	196K	468K

The cost of living in Brussels is 24% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 2354th and 972nd ($1816 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 892nd in Belgium and the United States, respectively. Check Belgium vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 190th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Raleigh

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	Brussels	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$21914

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682