Brussels vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$4411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	82
😀 Quality of life	92	89
🏙️ Population	196K	468K

The cost of living in Brussels is 11% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1872nd and 1246th ($2065 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1054th 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 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 99th and 245th 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	$24.7	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$24650

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736