Brussels vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$3539
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$946
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$1446
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$2285
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	96	70
😀 Quality of life	92	78
🏙️ Population	196K	7.01M

The cost of living in Brussels is 27% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1872nd and 3529th ($2065 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 99th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Riyadh

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	Brussels	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$9443

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$931
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$815
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$931
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1037
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$823
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1109
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1192
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$2014
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1923
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$775
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$707
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$465
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$556
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$861
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$906
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$489
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$664
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1168
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$523
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$492
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$581
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1107
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$565
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$893
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$545
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$487