Brussels vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$4008
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	99
😀 Quality of life	91	100
🏙️ Population	196K	5.45M

The cost of living in Brussels is 23% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1913th and 649th ($2028 vs $2640) 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 1.7 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 165th and 3rd 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	$25.6	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$19140

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710