Quality of Life in Brussels, Belgium
| Purchasing Power Index | 136.71 | Very High |
| Safety Index | 44.39 | Moderate |
| Health Care Index | 73.57 | High |
| Climate Index | 83.85 | Very High |
| Cost of Living Index | 73.07 | High |
| Property Price to Income Ratio | 6.08 | Low |
| Traffic Commute Time Index | 36.81 | Moderate |
| Pollution Index | 62.46 | High |
| Quality of Life Index: | 160.83 | Very High |
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Last update: 16 January 2026
Nearby Cities:| Quality of Life in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw | 8.67 miles |
| Quality of Life in Rixensart | 16.60 miles |
| Quality of Life in Mechelen | 19.35 miles |
| Quality of Life in Antwerp | 29.09 miles |
| Quality of Life in Gent | 36.41 miles |
| Quality of Life in Charleroi | 37.59 miles |
| Quality of Life in Mons | 40.36 miles |
| Quality of Life in Kortrijk | 57.89 miles |
| Quality of Life in Brugge | 60.24 miles |
| Quality of Life in Roeselare | 61.83 miles |
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Beautiful architecture and lots of greenery, but also lots of pollution and waaay to many cars. It feels like an american version of Rotterdam.
It feels unsafe to walk at night. The people are also usually rude and they don't know how to use public transportation. They crowd in the tram doors creating a human barricade meanwhile the center of the carriage is perfectly empty but nobody moves there. The public transportation coverage is pretty sparse in the inner suburbs anyway
I like the mix of nationalities and especially there are so many Spaniards. The Dutch Flanders people tend to be nicer than the Walloons
The claims and ratings are waaay off !
First things first, crime is getting out of hand in the big cities but the last few years also in smaller cities.
Salaries are not getting bigger but everything gotten more expensive the last few years especially electricity which spiked from a monthly 180€ to a whopping 560€ for the same volume.
Taxes are insane and probably the highest in the world !!!
A single person now pays up to 71% tax and double taxation is still a thing in Belgium.
Wages are seriously underpaid in Belgium.
to give you an example im an engineer in hydraulics, mechanics, electronics…
in Belgium my monthly salary is capped at 2.500€ before taxation, no option for bonuses or extra leave or raise.
in Colombia im getting paid calculated in euros monthly 5.600€ for the same job !!!! before taxes ( capped at 20% )
im getting a 9% bonus for my experience and have 3 months leave per year (paid) not counting the legal holidays