Brussels vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$1341
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$3192
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$1252
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$1594
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	61
😀 Quality of life	89	80
🏙️ Population	196K	581K

The cost of living in Brussels is 46% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 1988th and 4248th ($1958 vs $1341) 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 1.2 months in Vilnius. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 173rd and 531st 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	$20.8	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$741
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$527
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$5601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$3443
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$53.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$97
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$8624

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$856
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$871
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1191
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$950
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$886
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$902
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$390
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$899
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1061
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$717
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$999
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$946
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1057
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$563
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1002
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$856
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$817
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1111
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$1042
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1169
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$916
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1377
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1016
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$437
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1042
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$578
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$527
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$437
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$298
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$893
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1134
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1113
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1029
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$467
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$931
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1136
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$923
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$977
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1406