Brussels vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$4239
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	74
😀 Quality of life	91	88
🏙️ Population	196K	459K

The cost of living in Brussels is 17% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 1939th and 978th ($2030 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 841st in Belgium and the United States, respectively. Check Belgium vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 121st and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Virginia Beach

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	Brussels	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$16143

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769