Brussels vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$2207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$5086
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$3556
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	83
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	196K	633K

The cost of living in Brussels is 8% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 1913th and 1455th ($2028 vs $2207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Belgium and Germany, respectively. Check Belgium vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Stuttgart ranked 12th in Germany, while ranked 165th and 93rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Stuttgart

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	Brussels	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$5.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$4.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$1764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$6802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$5304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$68
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$17949

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1954
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1944
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1931
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1922
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1919
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1913
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1900
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1900
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1893
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1892
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1879
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1871
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1873
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1844
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1842
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1769
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1803
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1793
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1846
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1819
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1980
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1836
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1688
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1876
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1748
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1726
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1565
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1863
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1726
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1909
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1787
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1844
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1791
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1738
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1725
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1846
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1752
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1763