Brussels vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$1809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$4321
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$1032
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$1832
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$503
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$3121
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	53 km
🎓 Higher education	96	87
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	196K	518K

The cost of living in Brussels is 8% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 1988th and 2462nd ($1958 vs $1809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 167th in Belgium and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Belgium vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Sheffield ranked 21st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 173rd and 127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Sheffield

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	Brussels	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$9.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$5.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$4.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$837
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$1514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	5.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$3788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$2630
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$79.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$1136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$9922

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1563
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1449
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1383
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1805
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1652
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1776
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1761
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1788
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1898
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1793
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1802
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$2098
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1722
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1987
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1877
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1780
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1670
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2137
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1817
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1944
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1776
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1936
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1910
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1894
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1849
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1638
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1592
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1804
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1742
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1803
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1852
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1930
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1893
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1493
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1845
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1552
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$2069
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1855