Brussels vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$4878
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$1179
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$2118
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$3356
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	84
😀 Quality of life	89	92
🏙️ Population	196K	633K

The cost of living in Brussels is 5% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 1988th and 1692nd ($1958 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Belgium and Germany, respectively. Check Belgium vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Stuttgart ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 173rd and 74th 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	$20.8	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$5.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$3.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$1120
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$1630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$7028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$5083
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$54.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$2.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$65.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$97.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$16244

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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 Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1831
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1829
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1815
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1818
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1796
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1807
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1793
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1758
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1781
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1782
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1756
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1760
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1759
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1737
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1726
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1629
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1722
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1709
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1760
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1704
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1914
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1730
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1512
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1711
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1608
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1675
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1298
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1783
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1661
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1831
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1698
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1748
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1692
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1581
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1668
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1772
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1669
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1671