Brussels vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$6191
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$1670
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$4470
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	54
😀 Quality of life	89	87
🏙️ Population	196K	525K

The cost of living in Brussels is 26% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 1988th and 501st ($1958 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 443rd in Belgium and the United States, respectively. Check Belgium vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Sacramento ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 173rd and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Sacramento

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	Brussels	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$7.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$1688
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$1409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$3018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$2447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$4303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$4091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$1525
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$30262

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2678
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2722
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2757
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2839
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2929
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2667
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2553
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2861
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2613
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2724
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3171
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2593
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3186
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3509
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2718
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2254
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2907
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2194
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3105
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2890
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2934
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3510
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2845
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2726
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2714
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2885
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2557
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2561
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3088
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2250
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2949
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2831
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$2922
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2851