Brussels vs Vaduz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Vaduz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$2541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$5949
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$1259
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$2188
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$920
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$8230
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	96	28
😀 Quality of life	91	71
🏙️ Population	196K	5.67K

The cost of living in Brussels is 20% less expensive than in Vaduz. Cities ranked 1913th and 805th ($2028 vs $2541) 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 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 3.2 months in Vaduz. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Vaduz ranked 2nd in Liechtenstein, while ranked 165th and 3536th 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	$25.6	$31.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$19.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$6.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$4.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$1245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$993
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$2286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$1784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	7.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$16882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$7076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$2.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$3.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$3.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$9.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$26.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$50.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$4.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$4.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$4.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$8.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$4.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$99.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$144
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$180
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$17420

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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

Cities near Vaduz

Distance	City	Cost of living
3 km or 1.9 mi	Schaan	$2443
12 km or 7.7 mi	Feldkirch	$2108
32 km or 20 mi	Chur	$2846
33 km or 21 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
34 km or 21 mi	Lustenau	$1944
35 km or 22 mi	Dornbirn	$2029
44 km or 27 mi	Bregenz	$1830
47 km or 29 mi	Lindau	$1719
51 km or 32 mi	Wil	$2650
53 km or 33 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
57 km or 36 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
59 km or 36 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
62 km or 38 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
64 km or 40 mi	Konstanz	$1887
65 km or 40 mi	Uster	$3249
65 km or 40 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
65 km or 40 mi	Wangen im Allgau	$1873
66 km or 41 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
71 km or 44 mi	Sonthofen	$1730
71 km or 44 mi	Horgen	$3282
72 km or 45 mi	Ravensburg	$1880
72 km or 45 mi	Winterthur	$3207
74 km or 46 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
75 km or 46 mi	Weingarten	$1829
75 km or 47 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
76 km or 47 mi	Baar	$3381
76 km or 47 mi	Zug	$3836
78 km or 49 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
79 km or 49 mi	Zurich	$3691
83 km or 52 mi	Altstetten	$3392
85 km or 53 mi	Leutkirch im Allgau	$1817
85 km or 53 mi	Bulach	$3153
86 km or 54 mi	Singen	$1705
89 km or 55 mi	Bad Waldsee	$1836
89 km or 55 mi	Kempten	$1706
89 km or 56 mi	Dietikon	$3239
91 km or 57 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
93 km or 58 mi	Lucerne	$3231
93 km or 58 mi	Emmen	$3197
95 km or 59 mi	Kriens	$3175