Brussels vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$1594
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$3832
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$821
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$1405
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$523
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$2188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	59
😀 Quality of life	91	87
🏙️ Population	196K	458K

The cost of living in Brussels is 27% more expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 1939th and 3619th ($2030 vs $1594) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Estonia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.4 months in Tallinn. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 121st and 357th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Tallinn

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	Brussels	Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$6.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$545
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$202
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$5123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$3587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$25.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$7.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$69.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$29.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$106
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$679
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$10559

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834

Cities near Tallinn

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Maardu	$1455
78 km or 48 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
83 km or 51 mi	Helsinki	$1970
86 km or 53 mi	Espoo	$1974
92 km or 57 mi	Rakvere	$1085
95 km or 59 mi	Raseborg	$1597
97 km or 60 mi	Vantaa	$1843
98 km or 61 mi	Lohja	$1391
109 km or 67 mi	Tuusula	$1698
109 km or 68 mi	Kerava	$1673
115 km or 71 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
117 km or 72 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
118 km or 73 mi	Parnu	$1179
118 km or 73 mi	Porvoo	$1521
129 km or 80 mi	Viljandi	$1054
133 km or 83 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
138 km or 86 mi	Salo	$1535
144 km or 89 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
144 km or 90 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
163 km or 102 mi	Tartu	$1220
168 km or 104 mi	Kotka	$1478
171 km or 106 mi	Kaarina	$1529
171 km or 107 mi	Sillamae	$1079
175 km or 108 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
178 km or 111 mi	Turku	$1560
179 km or 111 mi	Lahti	$1533
185 km or 115 mi	Raisio	$1531
185 km or 115 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
186 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
193 km or 120 mi	Kouvola	$1383
196 km or 122 mi	Narva	$1081
207 km or 129 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
215 km or 133 mi	Valmiera	$938
235 km or 146 mi	Sastamala	$1482
235 km or 146 mi	Tampere	$1407
237 km or 147 mi	Nokia	$1439
243 km or 151 mi	Ylojarvi	$1424
259 km or 161 mi	Rauma	$1370
262 km or 163 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
271 km or 168 mi	Jamsa	$1492