Brussels vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$2004
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$4225
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$1159
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$1681
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$568
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$3808
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	96	54
😀 Quality of life	91	74
🏙️ Population	196K	342K

The cost of living in Brussels is 1% more expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 1913th and 1988th ($2028 vs $2004) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1609th 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 1.9 months in San Juan. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs San Juan ranked 701st in the United States, while ranked 165th and 2114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs San Juan

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	Brussels	San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$59.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$1400
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$783
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$1182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$202
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$4427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$2251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$40.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$6.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$4.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$10429

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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 San Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1917
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1662
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1505
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1784
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1587
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1729
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1725
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1837
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1155
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1354
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1559
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1702
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1542
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1746
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1770
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1667
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1646
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1810
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1305
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1751
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1693
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1695
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1592
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1686
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1702
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1246
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1251
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1692
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1349
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$1613
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1592
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1678
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1617
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1664
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1472
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1650
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1220
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1436
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2042