Belgium vs Canada - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Canada
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1775
$2005
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4154
$4479
🏠 One person rent
$946
$1185
🏘️ Family rent
$1507
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$565
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.7
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2977
$3044
💸 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
91
91
🏙️ Population
11.9M
41.3M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1775) is 11% less expensive than in Canada ($2005). Belgium ranked 25th vs 21st 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 1.7 months in Belgium compared to 1.5 months in Canada. Ranked 16th and 17th 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
$21.5
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.1
$66.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$5.63
 Cappuccino
$4.19
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$1176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1479
$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1222
$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
4.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$5101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3147
$4393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.2
$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$15.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$2.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.93
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.39
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$9.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$2.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$75.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$883
$759
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18519
$14602

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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
$1834
529K
Ghent
$1817
273K
Brussels
$2030
196K
Liege
$1596
195K
Charleroi
$1776
204K
Schaerbeek
$1896
133K
Anderlecht
$1926
121K
Leuven
$1895
101K
Bruges
$1914
119K
Hasselt
$1779
90.2K
Mons
$1577
95.3K
La Louviere
$1752
81K
Mouscron
$1617
58.2K
Aalst
$1881
88.9K
Ostend
$1544
71.6K
Kortrijk
$1583
77.7K
Tournai
$1767
69.6K
Namur
$1716
115K
Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
40.7K
Mechelen
$1848
86.9K
Seraing
$1600
64.3K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
57.7K
Sint-Niklaas
$1799
80.2K
Roeselare
$1540
64.5K
Forest
$1969
56.6K
Vilvoorde
$1844
44K
Saint-Gilles
$1895
49.7K
Dendermonde
$1769
45.7K
Verviers
$1303
55.2K
Genk
$1643
66.1K

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2415
2.79M
Montreal
$1901
1.9M
Calgary
$2095
1.31M
Ottawa
$2122
1.02M
Edmonton
$1835
1.01M
Vancouver
$2505
662K
Mississauga
$2308
718K
Winnipeg
$1842
750K
Brampton
$2102
656K
Surrey
$2091
568K
Hamilton
$2006
569K
Quebec City
$1648
574K
London
$1930
422K
Halifax
$2133
440K
Laval
$2058
451K
Markham
$2172
339K
Vaughan
$2233
323K
Burnaby
$2411
249K
Gatineau
$1839
298K
Kitchener
$2109
257K
Saskatoon
$1781
266K
Longueuil
$1874
262K
Windsor
$1927
230K
Oakville
$2318
214K
Richmond
$2247
210K
Burlington
$2214
187K
Richmond Hill
$2483
202K
Regina
$1739
226K
Oshawa
$1581
175K
Sherbrooke
$1421
181K