Brussels vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$3493
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$785
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$1331
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$1969
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	39
😀 Quality of life	92	79
🏙️ Population	196K	767K

The cost of living in Brussels is 39% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1872nd and 4105th ($2065 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Belgium and Croatia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 99th and 780th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Zagreb

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	Brussels	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$12339

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857

Cities near Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1256
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$1054
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1261
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1171
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1375
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1317
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1425
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$1075
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$864
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$676
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$723
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1695
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$629
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1360
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1406
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$893
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1434
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1708
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$965
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$850
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1771
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1661
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$875
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$992
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$1158
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$1124
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1448
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1434
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1677
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1430
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1391
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1566
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$952
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1457
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$682
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$1036
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1483
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$1160
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$1114
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$961