Brussels vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$3205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$6762
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$1954
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$2956
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$904
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$4423
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
96
53
😀 Quality of life
91
88
🏙️ Population
196K
139K

The cost of living in Brussels is 37% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 1939th and 119th ($2030 vs $3205) 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 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 121st and 258th 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
$21.2
$28.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$97.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$20
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$13.4
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$6.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$2129
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$1743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$3328
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$2660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$52.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$80.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
8.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$7748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$6175
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$5.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$4.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$6.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$24.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$44.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$5.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$90.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$19.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$47.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$146
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$178
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$30029

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$3092
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$3106
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2581
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2921
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$2017
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$2005
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1523
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1646
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1647
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1806
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1640
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1835
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1885
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1842
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2114
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1593
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1763
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1704
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1878
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1750
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1831
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1586
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1760
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2295
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1878
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1485
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1923
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$2021
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$3003
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$2264
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1456
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2508
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$2101
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1944
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2518
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2336