Brussels vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$6742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	80
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	196K	737K

The cost of living in Brussels is 40% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 2354th and 158th ($1816 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 140th 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 15th in the United States, while ranked 190th and 98th 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	$18.9	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$29407

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093