Brussels vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$1974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$4383
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$1148
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$1906
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$2082
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	96	54
😀 Quality of life	89	83
🏙️ Population	196K	342K

The cost of living in Brussels is 0.8% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 1988th and 1937th ($1958 vs $1974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1608th 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 1.1 months in San Juan. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs San Juan ranked 105th in the United States, while ranked 173rd and 406th 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	$20.8	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$1535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$2354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$1430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$3905
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$28.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$3.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$5.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$10464

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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 Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1764
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1531
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1505
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1234
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1512
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1654
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1634
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1774
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1158
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1360
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1543
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1647
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1506
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1729
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1627
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1789
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1493
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1672
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1677
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1683
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1697
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1687
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1574
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1627
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1534
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1616
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1214
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1129
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1584
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1279
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$792
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1458
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1582
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1527
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1550
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1425
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1523
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1230
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1237
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192