Brussels vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1816
$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4478
$6994
🏠 One person rent
$1024
$2104
🏘️ Family rent
$1880
$3885
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.5
$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2931
$4040
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
89
😀 Quality of life
89
97
🏙️ Population
196K
5.87M

The cost of living in Brussels is 41% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 2354th and 129th ($1816 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Singapore, respectively. Check Belgium vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 190th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Singapore City

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Brussels Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.1
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$7.6
 Cappuccino
$4.01
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$973
$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$770
$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1932
$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1489
$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.61%
3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4675
$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.62
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$16.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.6
$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.5
$74
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$975
$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19505
$27780

Cost of living in other countries

BrusselsSingapore City

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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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 Singapore City

Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2788
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$759
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$539
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$506
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$679
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$703
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$682
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$669
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$604
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$543
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$542
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$529
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$532
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$585
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$810
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$714
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$701
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$645
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$458
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$670
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$565
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$631
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$501
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$883
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$628
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$395
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$582
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$695
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$466
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$417
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$485
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$430
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$500
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$619
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$458
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$620
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$605