Brussels vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brussels	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$2684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4554	$6163
🏠 One person rent	$1085	$1718
🏘️ Family rent	$1927	$2740
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$659
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3070	$4811
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	54
😀 Quality of life	89	86
🏙️ Population	189K	525K

The cost of living in Brussels is 30% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 2147th and 409th ($1869 vs $2684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 364th 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 1.8 months in Sacramento. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Sacramento ranked 59th in the United States, while ranked 148th and 238th 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	$18	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$968	$1755
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$834	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1848	$2938
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1555	$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4416	$5758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$4021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$93.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.73	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.76	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$4.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$2211
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23098	$25420

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1743
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1567
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1645
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1544
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1630
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1619
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1553
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1575
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1581
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1678
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1618
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1563
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1568
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1533
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1484
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1517
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1539
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1426
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1536
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1536
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1511
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1596
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1631
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1570
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1650

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2544
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2572
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2588
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2620
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2675
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2679
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2548
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2909
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2633
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2699
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2586
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2671
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$2910
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2534
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3059
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3314
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2657
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2227
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2903
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2140
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3171
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2916
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2904
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3213
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2824
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2947
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2697
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2900
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2417
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2434
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3041
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2141
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2968
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2840
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$2929
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2860