Brussels vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$3268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$6787
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$2025
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$3029
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$894
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$4361
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	96	52
😀 Quality of life	91	91
🏙️ Population	196K	140K

The cost of living in Brussels is 38% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 1913th and 88th ($2028 vs $3268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Iceland, respectively. Check Belgium vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 165th and 191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Reykjavik

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	Brussels	Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$20.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$2075
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$1851
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$2774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$70.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$8015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$6578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$5.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$88.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$2.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$6.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$41.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$25.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$3.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$5.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$5.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$46
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$144
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$194
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$30378

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$3175
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$3148
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2596
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2990
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$2077
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$2021
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1507
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1551
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1575
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1641
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1711
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1837
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1762
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2058
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1480
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1703
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1630
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1797
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1522
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1775
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1884
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1484
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1879
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1797
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2768
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$1955
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1485
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2217
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$1986
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1887
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2902
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2242