Brussels vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1400
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$3413
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$690
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$1128
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$2628
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	96	98
😀 Quality of life	89	74
🏙️ Population	196K	919K

The cost of living in Brussels is 30% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 2354th and 3869th ($1816 vs $1400) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and South Korea, respectively. Check Belgium vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.9 months in Seongnam. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 190th and 1233rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Seongnam

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	Brussels	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$1292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$10514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$5622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$6.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$9.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$139
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$9.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$20935

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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 Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1283
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1165
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1161
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1122
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1063
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1098
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$1022
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1334
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1129
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1070
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1163
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1020
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1042
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1171
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1099
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1092
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1040
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1075
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1074
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1151
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$865
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$1033
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1565
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$900
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$936
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$1036
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1016
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$1019
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1038