Brussels vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$4145
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	99
😀 Quality of life	92	98
🏙️ Population	196K	5.45M

The cost of living in Brussels is 27% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1872nd and 348th ($2065 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Australia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 99th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Sydney

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	Brussels	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$21946

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864