Brussels vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$989
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$171
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$277
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	96	69
😀 Quality of life	92	51
🏙️ Population	196K	2.1M

The cost of living in Brussels is 383% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 1872nd and 8928th ($2065 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Belgium and Pakistan, respectively. Check Belgium vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 99th and 6598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Rawalpindi

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	Brussels	Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$69.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	21.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$3.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$6.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$9.71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$782

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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 Rawalpindi

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Islamabad	$464
40 km or 25 mi	Wah	$360
82 km or 51 mi	Mirpur	$279
116 km or 72 mi	Mardan	$370
120 km or 75 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$338
135 km or 84 mi	Baramulla	$264
146 km or 90 mi	Mingora	$369
148 km or 92 mi	Gujrat	$330
151 km or 94 mi	Kohat	$379
152 km or 94 mi	Peshawar	$323
170 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$353
173 km or 107 mi	Sargodha	$381
180 km or 112 mi	Hafizabad	$371
183 km or 114 mi	Sialkot	$308
192 km or 119 mi	Jammu	$295
192 km or 119 mi	Gujranwala	$308
210 km or 130 mi	Chiniot	$378
211 km or 131 mi	Kamoke	$326
228 km or 142 mi	Sheikhupura	$379
243 km or 151 mi	Faisalabad	$348
257 km or 160 mi	Lahore	$432
258 km or 160 mi	Jalalabad	$368
269 km or 167 mi	Jhang	$302
275 km or 171 mi	Gojra	$367
276 km or 172 mi	Sahiwal	$318
277 km or 172 mi	Amritsar	$391
283 km or 176 mi	Pathankot	$364
294 km or 183 mi	Khost	$423
312 km or 194 mi	Okara	$315
346 km or 215 mi	Jalandhar	$352
355 km or 221 mi	Gardez	$433
374 km or 232 mi	Kabul	$473
382 km or 238 mi	Khanewal	$382
385 km or 239 mi	Burewala	$351
397 km or 247 mi	Ludhiana	$414
409 km or 254 mi	Multan	$417
430 km or 267 mi	Ghazni	$425
457 km or 284 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$257
474 km or 294 mi	Chandigarh	$379
475 km or 295 mi	Shimla	$265