Brussels vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$6556
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	80
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	196K	737K

The cost of living in Brussels is 36% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1913th and 125th ($2028 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 92nd 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 165th and 99th 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	$25.6	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$29883

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114