Cost of Living Comparison Between Brussels and Roeselare Cost of Living Comparison Between Brussels and Roeselare

🙂 Solo nomad: Brussels is 2.2% cheaper than Roeselare without rent, and 30.5% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Brussels is 13.2% more expensive than Roeselare without rent, and 31.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$28.86 €24.92

$18.74 €16.18

54.00%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$93.8 €80.9

$79.7 €68.8

17.69%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$14.91 €12.87

$11.88 €10.26

25.51%

Cappuccino

$4.84 €4.18

$4.18 €3.61

15.79%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 €2.65

$2.17 €1.87

41.01%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.03 €2.62

$1.42 €1.23

113.38%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.07 €6.11

$5.72 €4.94

23.60%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.7 €4.92

$4.1 €3.54

39.02%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.54 €1.33

$0.73 €0.63

110.96%

White Bread (500g)

$2.93 €2.53

$2.89 €2.49

1.38%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.93 €2.53

$2.62 €2.26

11.83%

Eggs

$4.81 €4.15

$1.62 €1.4

196.91%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$16.31 €14.09

$18.2 €15.72

-10.38%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.92 €12.02

$8.39 €7.24

65.91%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.01 €16.41

$21.8 €18.82

-12.80%

Apples (1kg)

$2.94 €2.54

$2.58 €2.23

13.95%

Banana (1kg)

$2.48 €2.14

$1.36 €1.18

82.35%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.72 €2.35

$1.7 €1.47

60.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.26 €2.82

$2.6 €2.25

25.38%

Potato (1kg)

$2.68 €2.31

$1.45 €1.25

84.83%

Onion (1kg)

$2.52 €2.18

$2.46 €2.12

2.44%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.66 €1.43

$1.41 €1.22

17.73%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.12 €0.96

$0.43 €0.37

160.47%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$12.2 €10.54

$12.97 €11.2

-5.94%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.49 €8.19

$9.56 €8.26

-0.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.59 €2.23

$1.75 €1.51

48.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.22 €2.78

$1.92 €1.66

67.71%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.91 €2.51

$2.95 €2.55

-1.36%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$60.8 €52.5

$57 €49.23

6.54%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$7.43 €6.41

$5.89 €5.09

26.15%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.44 €2.11

$2.12 €1.83

15.09%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$34.53 €29.81

$45.96 €39.68

-24.87%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.86 €1.6

$1.84 €1.59

1.09%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$34.5K €29.8K

$36.5K €31.6K

-5.65%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$36.1K €31.2K

$33.6K €29K

7.40%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$255 €220

$176 €152

44.88%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$21.51 €18.57

$25.69 €22.18

-16.27%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$55.5 €47.88

$50.8 €43.84

9.24%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.31 €35.67

$62.4 €53.9

-33.78%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$31.78 €27.44

$26.23 €22.65

21.16%

Cinema Ticket

$14.86 €12.83

$13.27 €11.45

11.98%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$1,134 €979

$643 €555

76.45%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$22.7K €19.6K

$13.7K €11.8K

66.49%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$107 €92.1

$113 €97.7

-5.76%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$49.55 €42.78

$48.16 €41.58

2.89%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$115 €99

$118 €102

-2.94%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$152 €132

$229 €198

-33.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,332 €1,150

$805 €695

65.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,076 €929

$702 €606

53.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,320 €2,003

$1,198 €1,035

93.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,804 €1,558

$981 €847

83.93%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,847 €4,185

$3,977 €3,434

21.88%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,782 €3,265

$3,232 €2,790

17.02%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,582 €3,093

$2,885 €2,491

24.18%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.65

2.5

46.00%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Brussels: October 29, 2025

Last update for Roeselare: October 29, 2025

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