Brussels vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$1842
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	92
😀 Quality of life	89	86
🏙️ Population	196K	2.75M

The cost of living in Brussels is 6% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 2354th and 2624th ($1816 vs $1718) 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 1.6 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 190th and 337th 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	$18.9	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$9864

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201