Brussels vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$1316
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	96	85
😀 Quality of life	91	71
🏙️ Population	196K	5.65M

The cost of living in Brussels is 78% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 1939th and 4898th ($2030 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Belgium and Russia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 121st and 3542nd 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	$21.2	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$13865

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597