Brussels vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$1455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$3144
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$793
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$1091
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$1812
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	96	98
😀 Quality of life	91	73
🏙️ Population	196K	919K

The cost of living in Brussels is 40% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 1939th and 4141st ($2030 vs $1455) 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 1.2 months in Seongnam. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Seongnam ranked 19th in South Korea, while ranked 121st and 2195th 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	$21.2	$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$1278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$16.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$13631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$5921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$5.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$68.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$14346

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834

Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1313
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1179
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1152
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1089
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1022
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1053
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$943
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1296
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$985
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1094
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1061
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1001
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1090
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1108
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1019
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$868
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1052
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$894
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1045
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1040
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1032
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1033
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1016
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$982
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1010
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$977
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1062
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1128
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$819
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$952
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1557
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$852
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$865
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$917
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$993
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$971
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1009