Brussels vs Vaduz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Vaduz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$6070
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$1263
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$2491
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$899
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$6224
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	96	29
😀 Quality of life	89	80
🏙️ Population	196K	5.67K

The cost of living in Brussels is 28% less expensive than in Vaduz. Cities ranked 2354th and 791st ($1816 vs $2508) 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 2.5 months in Vaduz. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Vaduz ranked 1st in Liechtenstein, while ranked 190th and 535th 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	$18.9	$33.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$16.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$6.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$5.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$3.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1128
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$2640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$2138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$65.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	7.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$15241
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$4760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$82.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$46.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$9.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$25.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$50
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$3.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$6.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$74.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$22.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$42
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$160
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$8122

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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 Vaduz

Distance	City	Cost of living
3 km or 1.9 mi	Schaan	$2352
12 km or 7.7 mi	Feldkirch	$1818
32 km or 20 mi	Chur	$2344
33 km or 21 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
34 km or 21 mi	Lustenau	$1641
35 km or 22 mi	Dornbirn	$1660
44 km or 27 mi	Bregenz	$1690
47 km or 29 mi	Lindau	$1561
51 km or 32 mi	Wil	$2262
53 km or 33 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
57 km or 36 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
59 km or 36 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
62 km or 38 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
64 km or 40 mi	Konstanz	$1731
65 km or 40 mi	Uster	$2974
65 km or 40 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
65 km or 40 mi	Wangen im Allgau	$1732
66 km or 41 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
71 km or 44 mi	Sonthofen	$1560
71 km or 44 mi	Horgen	$2976
72 km or 45 mi	Ravensburg	$1795
72 km or 45 mi	Winterthur	$3032
74 km or 46 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
75 km or 46 mi	Weingarten	$1731
75 km or 47 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
76 km or 47 mi	Baar	$3099
76 km or 47 mi	Zug	$3426
78 km or 49 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
79 km or 49 mi	Zurich	$3296
83 km or 52 mi	Altstetten	$3037
85 km or 53 mi	Leutkirch im Allgau	$1668
85 km or 53 mi	Bulach	$2873
86 km or 54 mi	Singen	$1555
89 km or 55 mi	Bad Waldsee	$1688
89 km or 55 mi	Kempten	$1502
89 km or 56 mi	Dietikon	$2934
91 km or 57 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
93 km or 58 mi	Lucerne	$2931
93 km or 58 mi	Emmen	$2897
95 km or 59 mi	Kriens	$2891