Brussels vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$1434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$1289
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$442
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$1987
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	59
😀 Quality of life	91	84
🏙️ Population	196K	581K

The cost of living in Brussels is 42% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 1939th and 4201st ($2030 vs $1434) 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 1.4 months in Vilnius. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 121st and 502nd 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	$21.2	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$8.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$5.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$6138
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$3459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$6.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$9.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$12428

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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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$859
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$881
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1258
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$974
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$928
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$982
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$445
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$938
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1114
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$924
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$608
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$964
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$895
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1170
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$676
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1229
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$893
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$835
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1000
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$860
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1254
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1060
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1374
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1077
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$527
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1165
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$1016
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$669
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$477
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$355
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$938
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1454
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1078
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1040
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$669
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1023
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1253
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$932
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1010
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1540