Belgium vs Canada - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Canada
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1790
$2044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4202
$4548
🏠 One person rent
$946
$1211
🏘️ Family rent
$1521
$1969
🍽️ Food expenses
$615
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2938
$3110
💸 GDP per capita
$56615
$54340
😃 Human freedom index
8.53
8.74
❤️ Life expectancy
82.4
81.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
75
🌐 English speaking %
59%
82.1%
🎓 Higher education
97
99
😀 Quality of life
90
91
🏙️ Population
11.9M
41.3M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1790) is 12% less expensive than in Canada ($2044). Belgium ranked 25th vs 19th for Canada in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Belgium compared to 1.5 months in Canada. Ranked 17th and 15th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgium vs Canada

We calculate prices for Belgium and Canada as a population-weighted mean of 91 and 153 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Belgium Canada
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.9
$67.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.46
$5.76
 Cappuccino
$4.23
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.36
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$1200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$739
$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1236
$1750
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.1
$54.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.38%
5.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4256
$5236
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3167
$4482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.1
$84.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28
$16.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$2.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.4
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$76
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.2
$18.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$779
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18948
$13537

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Cities Comparison in Belgium vs Canada

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1857
529K
Ghent
$1846
273K
Brussels
$2065
196K
Liege
$1647
195K
Charleroi
$1784
204K
Schaerbeek
$1920
133K
Anderlecht
$1939
121K
Leuven
$1920
101K
Bruges
$1957
119K
Hasselt
$1780
90.2K
Mons
$1602
95.3K
Namur
$1610
115K
Aalst
$1890
88.9K
Ostend
$1587
71.6K
Kortrijk
$1549
77.7K
La Louviere
$1765
81K
Tournai
$1704
69.6K
Mechelen
$1877
86.9K
Mouscron
$1539
58.2K
Roeselare
$1555
64.5K
Sint-Niklaas
$1727
80.2K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
57.7K
Seraing
$1643
64.3K
Forest
$1993
56.6K
Vilvoorde
$1866
44K
Dendermonde
$1706
45.7K
Genk
$1680
66.1K
Saint-Gilles
$1932
49.7K
Verviers
$1358
55.2K
Deinze
$1734
44.3K

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2493
2.79M
Montreal
$1928
1.8M
Calgary
$2118
1.31M
Ottawa
$2133
1.02M
Edmonton
$1878
1.01M
Vancouver
$2540
662K
Mississauga
$2357
718K
Brampton
$2151
656K
Winnipeg
$1834
750K
Surrey
$2237
568K
Hamilton
$2089
569K
Quebec City
$1695
549K
London
$1916
422K
Halifax
$2143
440K
Laval
$2047
438K
Markham
$2222
339K
Vaughan
$2309
323K
Burnaby
$2457
249K
Gatineau
$1866
291K
Kitchener
$2144
257K
Saskatoon
$1821
266K
Windsor
$1980
230K
Longueuil
$1923
254K
Oakville
$2360
214K
Richmond
$2240
210K
Burlington
$2237
187K
Regina
$1762
226K
Richmond Hill
$2520
202K
Oshawa
$1605
175K
Greater Sudbury
$2077
166K