Brussels vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brussels	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4554	$2648
🏠 One person rent	$1085	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$1927	$868
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3070	$359
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	96	94
😀 Quality of life	89	62
🏙️ Population	189K	6.78M

The cost of living in Brussels is 85% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 2147th and 5234th ($1869 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Belgium and Brazil, respectively. Check Belgium vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 148th and 5089th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Brussels	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$968	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$834	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1848	$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1555	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	10.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4416	$2527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$55.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$9.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.73	$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.76	$1.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$588
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23098	$10845

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1743
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1567
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1645
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1544
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1630
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1619
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1553
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1575
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1581
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1678
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1618
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1563
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1568
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1533
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1484
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1517
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1539
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1426
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1536
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1536
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1511
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1596
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1631
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1570
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1650

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$778
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$688
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$710
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$887
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$645
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$619
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$717
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$531
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$593
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$606
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$691
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$702
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$711
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$496
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$560
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$633
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$681
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$638
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$647
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$685
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$616
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$653
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$617
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$465
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$582
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$679
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$554
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$701
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$669
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$631
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$681
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$591
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$680
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$674
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$579
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$541
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$775
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$620