Brussels vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$4315
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$978
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$1646
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$3547
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	46
😀 Quality of life	91	81
🏙️ Population	196K	398K

The cost of living in Brussels is 12% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 1939th and 2761st ($2030 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1934th 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 months in Wichita. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Wichita ranked 204th in the United States, while ranked 121st and 610th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Wichita

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	Brussels	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$705
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$1592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$1253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$1491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$5.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$6.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$9.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$921
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$15897

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1859
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1750
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1296
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1449
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1597
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1357
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1809
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1908
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1830
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1790
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1836
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1902
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1853
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1901
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1505
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1702
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1904
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1902
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1832
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1917
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1646
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2173
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1871
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1931
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1942
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1952
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1924
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2327
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1824
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2008
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1885
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2372
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2307
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2499
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2349
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2085
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1846
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2357