Cost of Living Comparison Between Brussels and Stockholm Cost of Living Comparison Between Brussels and Stockholm

🙂 Solo nomad: Brussels is 3.4% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 2% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Brussels is 3% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 1.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$28.86 €24.92

$15.66 SEK 148

84.29%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$93.8 €80.9

$109 SEK 1,029

-13.89%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$14.91 €12.87

$11.65 SEK 110

27.98%

Cappuccino

$4.84 €4.18

$5.07 SEK 47.88

-4.54%

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

$3.06 €2.65

$3.14 SEK 29.69

-2.55%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.03 €2.62

$2.56 SEK 24.21

18.36%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.07 €6.11

$8.35 SEK 78.9

-15.33%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.7 €4.92

$8.53 SEK 80.6

-33.18%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.54 €1.33

$1.81 SEK 17.08

-14.92%

White Bread (500g)

$2.93 €2.53

$3.48 SEK 32.91

-15.80%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.93 €2.53

$3.93 SEK 37.12

-25.45%

Eggs

$4.81 €4.15

$4.51 SEK 42.6

6.65%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$16.31 €14.09

$12.8 SEK 121

27.42%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.92 €12.02

$12.87 SEK 122

8.16%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.01 €16.41

$19.5 SEK 184

-2.51%

Apples (1kg)

$2.94 €2.54

$3.51 SEK 33.16

-16.24%

Banana (1kg)

$2.48 €2.14

$2.88 SEK 27.2

-13.89%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.72 €2.35

$3.38 SEK 31.89

-19.53%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.26 €2.82

$4.5 SEK 42.52

-27.56%

Potato (1kg)

$2.68 €2.31

$1.98 SEK 18.7

35.35%

Onion (1kg)

$2.52 €2.18

$1.89 SEK 17.85

33.33%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.66 €1.43

$2.55 SEK 24.11

-34.90%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.12 €0.96

$1.56 SEK 14.78

-28.21%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$12.2 €10.54

$7.97 SEK 75.3

53.07%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.49 €8.19

$12.82 SEK 121

-25.98%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.59 €2.23

$2.18 SEK 20.57

18.81%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.22 €2.78

$2.3 SEK 21.69

40.00%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.91 €2.51

$4.51 SEK 42.6

-35.48%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$60.8 €52.5

$113 SEK 1,072

-46.46%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$7.43 €6.41

$6.39 SEK 60.4

16.28%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.44 €2.11

$1.6 SEK 15.09

52.50%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$34.53 €29.81

$62.3 SEK 588

-44.54%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.86 €1.6

$1.85 SEK 17.49

0.54%

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

$34.5K €29.8K

$32.1K SEK 303.4K

7.38%

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

$36.1K €31.2K

$34.6K SEK 326.8K

4.41%

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

$255 €220

$223 SEK 2,111

13.99%

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

$21.51 €18.57

$29.2 SEK 276

-26.34%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$55.5 €47.88

$43.06 SEK 407

28.80%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.31 €35.67

$47.75 SEK 451

-13.49%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$31.78 €27.44

$37.8 SEK 357

-15.93%

Cinema Ticket

$14.86 €12.83

$17.68 SEK 167

-15.95%

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

$1,134 €979

$164 SEK 1,549

592.04%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$22.7K €19.6K

$6,511 SEK 61.5K

249.23%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$107 €92.1

$98.8 SEK 933

7.89%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$49.55 €42.78

$50 SEK 473

-0.94%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$115 €99

$118 SEK 1,113

-2.62%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$152 €132

$207 SEK 1,954

-26.28%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,332 €1,150

$1,584 SEK 15K

-15.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,076 €929

$1,096 SEK 10.4K

-1.80%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,320 €2,003

$2,734 SEK 25.8K

-15.15%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,804 €1,558

$1,799 SEK 17K

0.26%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,847 €4,185

$11.7K SEK 110.9K

-58.69%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,782 €3,265

$6,494 SEK 61.4K

-41.77%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,582 €3,093

$3,674 SEK 34.7K

-2.51%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.65

4.16

-12.26%

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

Last update for Brussels: October 29, 2025

Last update for Stockholm: October 28, 2025

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