Brussels vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brussels	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4554	$5237
🏠 One person rent	$1085	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$1927	$2442
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3070	$4454
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	75
😀 Quality of life	89	85
🏙️ Population	189K	459K

The cost of living in Brussels is 11% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 2147th and 1538th ($1869 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1363rd 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 2.1 months in Virginia Beach. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Virginia Beach ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 148th and 280th 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	$18	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$968	$1255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$834	$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1848	$2730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1555	$2069
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4416	$3122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$2646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.73	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$3.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.76	$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$4.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$1193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23098	$18553

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1743
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1567
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1645
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1544
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1630
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1619
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1553
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1575
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1581
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1678
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1618
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1563
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1568
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1533
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1484
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1517
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1539
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1426
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1536
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1536
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1511
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1596
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1631
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1570
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1650

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2788
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2282
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2462
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2005
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$1997
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2284
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2108
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2237
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2229
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2139
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2169
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2020
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2063
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2428
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1929
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2159
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2053
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2522
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2014
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2215
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2849
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2362
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3079
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2844
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2426
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2730
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2369
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2422
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3110
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2685