Brussels vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$3425
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$800
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$1319
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$1925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	59
😀 Quality of life	92	84
🏙️ Population	196K	581K

The cost of living in Brussels is 41% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 1872nd and 4193rd ($2065 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Lithuania, respectively. Check Belgium vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 99th and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Vilnius

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	Brussels	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$10967

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$890
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$907
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1279
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$1003
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$947
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$1012
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$399
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$952
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1133
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$836
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$568
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$1001
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$912
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1184
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$628
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1214
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$908
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$853
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1027
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1248
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1062
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1423
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1106
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$484
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1188
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$919
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$589
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$450
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$335
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$944
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1343
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1109
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1060
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$622
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1028
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1262
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$994
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1068
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1569