Expat corridor
🇬🇧 London → 🇧🇪 Brussels
EU capital, BBIB expat tax regime, 19% cheaper, 2h Eurostar, multilingual
Departure
🇬🇧
London
United KingdomEst. monthly budget
$3,680
Data source
ONS (2024)
Destination
🇧🇪
Brussels
BelgiumEst. monthly budget
$2,960
−20% 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 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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