Brussels vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$4880
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	68
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	196K	385K

The cost of living in Brussels is 29% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 2354th and 718th ($1816 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 664th in Belgium and the United States, respectively. Check Belgium vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 190th and 174th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Tampa

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	Brussels	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$14045

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2335
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265