Brussels vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$6392
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	80
😀 Quality of life	89	92
🏙️ Population	196K	737K

The cost of living in Brussels is 33% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1988th and 206th ($1958 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 173rd and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Seattle

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	Brussels	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$28179

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263