Brussels vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$5469
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$1157
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$2021
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$669
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$3329
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
96
98
😀 Quality of life
91
93
🏙️ Population
196K
2.03M

The cost of living in Brussels is 9% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 1939th and 1403rd ($2030 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Austria, respectively. Check Belgium vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 121st and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Vienna

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Brussels Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$6.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$2069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$13774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$6758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$2.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$4.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$28814

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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 Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1883
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1862
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1831
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1941
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1590
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1475
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1805
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$1172
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$1150
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1230
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1257
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1308
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$917
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$974
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1628
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1499
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$967
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1126
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1218
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1409
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1156
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1265
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1108
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1255
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1681
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1653
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1430
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1201
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1803
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1751
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1701
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$1065
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1278
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$928