Austin vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$1958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$4780
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$1120
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$1989
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$598
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$3047
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	66	96
😀 Quality of life	91	89
🏙️ Population	962K	196K

The cost of living in Austin is 26% more expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 812th and 1988th ($2473 vs $1958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th and 1st in the United States and Belgium, respectively. Check the United States vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Austin compared to 1.6 months in Brussels. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 116th and 173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Brussels

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	Austin	Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$5.51
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$1032
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$1606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$4722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$4382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$3.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$23380

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762