Brussels vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$3371
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	95
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	196K	985K

The cost of living in Brussels is 11% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 2354th and 1732nd ($1816 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Sweden, respectively. Check Belgium vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 190th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Stockholm

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	Brussels	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$5804

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331