Brussels vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$7719
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$2248
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$4052
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$5772
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	96	87
😀 Quality of life	89	92
🏙️ Population	196K	1.39M

The cost of living in Brussels is 41% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 1988th and 45th ($1958 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th 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 San Diego. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 173rd and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs San Diego

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	Brussels	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$21468

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647