Brussels vs Vaduz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Vaduz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$2557
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$5972
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$2196
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$923
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$9398
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	96	29
😀 Quality of life	91	70
🏙️ Population	196K	5.67K

The cost of living in Brussels is 21% less expensive than in Vaduz. Cities ranked 1939th and 801st ($2030 vs $2557) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Liechtenstein, respectively. Check Belgium vs Liechtenstein comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 3.7 months in Vaduz. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Vaduz ranked 1st in Liechtenstein, while ranked 121st and 3615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Vaduz

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	Brussels	Vaduz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$31.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$88.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$7.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$4.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$1257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$1002
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$2315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$1786
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$58.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	7.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$17182
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$7145
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$2.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$3.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$9.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$50.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$8.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$4.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$23.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$145
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$181
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$17404

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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 Vaduz

Distance	City	Cost of living
3 km or 1.9 mi	Schaan	$2459
12 km or 7.7 mi	Feldkirch	$2103
32 km or 20 mi	Chur	$2850
33 km or 21 mi	St. Gallen	$3120
34 km or 21 mi	Lustenau	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Dornbirn	$2036
44 km or 27 mi	Bregenz	$1844
47 km or 29 mi	Lindau	$1709
51 km or 32 mi	Wil	$2638
53 km or 33 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286
57 km or 36 mi	Friedrichshafen	$2091
59 km or 36 mi	Wetzikon	$3240
62 km or 38 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2986
64 km or 40 mi	Konstanz	$1807
65 km or 40 mi	Uster	$3239
65 km or 40 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
65 km or 40 mi	Wangen im Allgau	$1916
66 km or 41 mi	Frauenfeld	$2641
71 km or 44 mi	Sonthofen	$1714
71 km or 44 mi	Horgen	$3492
72 km or 45 mi	Ravensburg	$1850
72 km or 45 mi	Winterthur	$3267
74 km or 46 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
75 km or 46 mi	Weingarten	$1809
75 km or 47 mi	Uberlingen	$1784
76 km or 47 mi	Baar	$3519
76 km or 47 mi	Zug	$4491
78 km or 49 mi	Radolfzell	$1751
79 km or 49 mi	Zurich	$3857
83 km or 52 mi	Altstetten	$3514
85 km or 53 mi	Leutkirch im Allgau	$1836
85 km or 53 mi	Bulach	$3231
86 km or 54 mi	Singen	$1703
89 km or 55 mi	Bad Waldsee	$1822
89 km or 55 mi	Kempten	$1678
89 km or 56 mi	Dietikon	$3348
91 km or 57 mi	Schaffhausen	$2611
93 km or 58 mi	Lucerne	$3321
93 km or 58 mi	Emmen	$3288
95 km or 59 mi	Kriens	$3199