Brussels vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$4646
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$2025
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$3603
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	46
😀 Quality of life	89	80
🏙️ Population	196K	398K

The cost of living in Brussels is 0.3% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 2354th and 2367th ($1816 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1932nd 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 152nd in the United States, while ranked 190th and 552nd 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	$18.9	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$15994

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1730
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1671
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1569
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1337
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1814
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1748
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1777
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1864
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1649
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1851
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1855
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1621
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1874
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1720
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1768
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2124
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1824
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1861
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1878
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1862
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2290
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1896
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1946
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1855
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2322
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2259
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2437
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2325
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1989
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1821
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2312