Brussels vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$1893
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$4591
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$1056
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$1767
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$72.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$3474
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	53
😀 Quality of life	91	87
🏙️ Population	196K	413K

The cost of living in Brussels is 7% more expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 1913th and 2341st ($2028 vs $1893) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1819th 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 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 1.8 months in Tulsa. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Tulsa ranked 113th in the United States, while ranked 165th and 354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Tulsa

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	Brussels	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$826
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$1659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$1458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$1667
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$3.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$99.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$25148

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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

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Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1896
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1886
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1810
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1898
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1838
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1637
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1755
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1659
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2025
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1854
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1620
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1879
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2122
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1896
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2218
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1945
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2016
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1872
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1808
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1805
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1848
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1589
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$1959
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$1985
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1821
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1831
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1883
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1855
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1811
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1881
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1529
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1729
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1368
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1832
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1522
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1280
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1397
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2263