Brussels vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$2825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$6608
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$1770
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$3115
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$731
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$4380
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	54
😀 Quality of life	91	88
🏙️ Population	196K	525K

The cost of living in Brussels is 28% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 1913th and 362nd ($2028 vs $2825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 307th 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 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Sacramento ranked 98th in the United States, while ranked 165th and 309th 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	$25.6	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$1816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$3293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$74.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$5035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$4072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$6.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$4.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$3.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$135
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$1441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$27489

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2691
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2703
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2692
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2767
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2875
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2892
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2839
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2727
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2630
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2875
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2665
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2782
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3181
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2672
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3098
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3344
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2770
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2212
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2943
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2270
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3116
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2936
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2991
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3504
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2823
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2764
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2910
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2381
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2721
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2679
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3058
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2114
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2858
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2950
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3818
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2850