Expat corridor
🇳🇱 Amsterdam → 🇧🇪 Brussels
15% cheaper, BBIB tax regime, French-speaking, 2h by train, EU institutions hub
Departure
🇳🇱
Amsterdam
NetherlandsEst. monthly budget
$3,480
Tax regime
36.97–49.5% (30% ruling for expats)
Climate
Oceanic
Digital nomad visa
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Data source
Eurostat (2024)
Destination
🇧🇪
Brussels
BelgiumEst. monthly budget
$2,960
−15% cheaper
Tax regime
Progressive 25–50%, expat regime (BBIB)
Climate
Oceanic
Digital nomad visa
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Data source
Eurostat (2024)
If you earn $5,000/mo in Amsterdam, you'd need:
$4,253/mo
in Brussels for the same standard of living
Why Brussels?
EU capital, French-speaking, new BBIB expat tax regime (30% tax-free allowance), lower rent than Paris, HQ of NATO & EU institutions
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