Brussels vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$2197
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	91
😀 Quality of life	92	91
🏙️ Population	196K	2.75M

The cost of living in Brussels is 0.8% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1872nd and 1819th ($2065 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Belgium and Italy, respectively. Check Belgium vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 99th and 179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Rome

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	Brussels	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$12431

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358