Brussels vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$6532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	80
😀 Quality of life	92	95
🏙️ Population	196K	737K

The cost of living in Brussels is 35% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1872nd and 142nd ($2065 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st 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 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 99th and 32nd 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	$24.7	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$28950

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173