Brussels vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1335
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$3289
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$1023
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$2647
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	96	96
😀 Quality of life	89	97
🏙️ Population	196K	3.76M

The cost of living in Brussels is 36% more expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 2354th and 4098th ($1816 vs $1335) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th in Belgium and Japan, respectively. Check Belgium vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 2 months in Yokohama. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 190th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Yokohama

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	Brussels	Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$6.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$2.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$779
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$6501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$2873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$62.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$5.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$13410

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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 Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1012
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1028
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1143
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1039
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1045
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$960
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1091
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$1023
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$908
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1124
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$983
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$948
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1077
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1138
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1084
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1080
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1065
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1150
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1607
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$969
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1090
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1122
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$993
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1103
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1060
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1009
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1116
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1099
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1109