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🇬🇧 London → 🇧🇪 Brussels

EU capital, BBIB expat tax regime, 19% cheaper, 2h Eurostar, multilingual

Departure

🇬🇧

London

United Kingdom
Est. monthly budget
$3,680
Data source
ONS (2024)

Destination

🇧🇪

Brussels

Belgium
Est. monthly budget
$2,960
−20% cheaper
Tax regime
Progressive 25–50%, expat regime (BBIB)
Climate
Oceanic
Digital nomad visa
Data source
Eurostat (2024)

If you earn $5,000/mo in London, you'd need:

$4,022/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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