Cost of living in Brussels 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Brussels, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
56.3
44% cheaper than New York
BrusselsUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 1,155 EUR $1,328
1-bed apartment, outside centre 998 EUR $1,148
3-bed apartment, centre 2,204 EUR $2,535
Room in shared flat 499 EUR $574
Buy price per m2 4,476 EUR $5,147
Living cost excl. rent 1,031 EUR $1,186
Typical net salary 2,811 EUR $3,233
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.