Brussels vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$7072
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$2101
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$3780
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$4276
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
89
😀 Quality of life
91
97
🏙️ Population
196K
5.87M

The cost of living in Brussels is 35% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1939th and 165th ($2030 vs $3105) 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 1.4 months in Singapore City. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 121st and 8th 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
$21.2
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$27027

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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 Singapore City

Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2823
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$843
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$501
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$717
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$737
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$759
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$707
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$617
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$488
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$466
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$576
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$610
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$654
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$798
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$741
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$417
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$743
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$621
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$678
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$794
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$677
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$371
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$555
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$393
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$531
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$422
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$438
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$720
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$428
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$762
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$637