Cost of Living in Brussels

This page summarises typical cost of living in Brussels, Belgium, expressed in EUR. A single person can expect to budget around 1,620 EUR per month before rent-driven variation, with an affordability score of 65/100 (higher means more affordable). On that scale Brussels is moderate relative to other cities in the dataset. These are deterministic planning estimates derived from a country cost baseline adjusted for the city's affordability and size — they are not live market prices, not a ranking, and should be verified against current local sources before relocation or travel decisions.

Currency: EUR. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16.

Brussels has an affordability score of 65/100, which places it in the moderate range relative to other indexed cities. Because every city profile uses the same scale, this score is the most reliable cross-city comparison — local-currency totals above are not directly comparable between countries.

In Brussels a single-person monthly budget is around 1,620 EUR and a one-bedroom rent around 863 EUR. Use the affordability score (65/100) to compare across countries, since amounts are shown in each city's local currency.

• Cost of living in Amsterdam — affordability 60/100
• Cost of living in Paris — affordability 55/100
• Cost of living in London — affordability 52/100