Brussels vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$1116
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	96	82
😀 Quality of life	91	71
🏙️ Population	196K	5.65M

The cost of living in Brussels is 109% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 1913th and 5813th ($2028 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Belgium and Russia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 165th and 3397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Saint Petersburg

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	Brussels	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$10534

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566