Brussels vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brussels	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4554	$4545
🏠 One person rent	$1085	$973
🏘️ Family rent	$1927	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3070	$3962
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	46
😀 Quality of life	89	81
🏙️ Population	189K	398K

The cost of living in Brussels is 5% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 2147th and 2417th ($1869 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1921st 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 2.2 months in Wichita. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Wichita ranked 91st in the United States, while ranked 148th and 386th 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	$18	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$5.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$968	$811
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$834	$741
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1848	$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1555	$1519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4416	$1561
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$1485
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.73	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.76	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$4.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$913
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23098	$15991

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1820
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1703
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1728
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1575
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1784
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1827
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1854
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1741
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1787
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1777
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1708
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1695
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1765
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1773
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1499
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1604
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1771
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1777
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1456
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1887
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1778
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$1996
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1880
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1969
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1943
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1956
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1944
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2157
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1836
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2049
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1916
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2186
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2154
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2242
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2171
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2144
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$2147
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2187