Brussels vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$686
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$1615
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	62
😀 Quality of life	89	80
🏙️ Population	196K	581K

The cost of living in Brussels is 44% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 2354th and 4316th ($1816 vs $1261) 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 1.6 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 190th and 529th 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	$18.9	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$4.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$8531

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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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$847
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$850
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1150
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$936
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$882
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$385
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$843
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1016
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$727
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$840
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1025
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$570
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$935
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$804
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$761
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$933
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1113
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$964
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1299
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$969
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$435
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$469
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$438
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$300
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$835
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$953
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$474
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$882
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$869
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$977
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1302