Brampton vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brampton	Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2102	$2030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4686	$4894
🏠 One person rent	$1322	$1166
🏘️ Family rent	$2246	$1999
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2904	$3313
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	88	96
😀 Quality of life	91	91
🏙️ Population	656K	196K

The cost of living in Brampton is 4% more expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 1741st and 1939th ($2102 vs $2030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Canada and Belgium, respectively. Check Canada vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Brampton compared to 1.6 months in Brussels. Brampton ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 129th and 121st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brampton vs Brussels

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	Brampton	Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$21.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.3	$80
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$13.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$3.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$1112
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1136	$903
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2159	$2002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1989	$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.8	$52.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.76%	3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5907	$5037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5254	$4002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.3	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.13	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.18	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$3.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.35	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.1	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.8	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$15	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$1423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$19621

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Cities near Brampton

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Mississauga	$2308
16 km or 9.8 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
27 km or 17 mi	Oakville	$2318
27 km or 17 mi	Vaughan	$2233
31 km or 19 mi	Toronto	$2415
35 km or 22 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
38 km or 24 mi	Orangeville	$1892
40 km or 25 mi	Burlington	$2214
42 km or 26 mi	Guelph	$2017
44 km or 28 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
47 km or 29 mi	Markham	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	Hamilton	$2006
57 km or 35 mi	Cambridge	$2049
62 km or 38 mi	Ajax	$2124
63 km or 39 mi	Kitchener	$2109
65 km or 40 mi	Waterloo	$1936
69 km or 43 mi	Brantford	$1832
70 km or 44 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
77 km or 48 mi	Oshawa	$1581
79 km or 49 mi	Barrie	$1449
85 km or 53 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
89 km or 55 mi	Welland	$1848
89 km or 55 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
99 km or 62 mi	Grand Island	$2078
102 km or 63 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
103 km or 64 mi	Stratford	$1706
106 km or 66 mi	Orillia	$1939
106 km or 66 mi	Lockport	$2081
111 km or 69 mi	Amherst	$2138
114 km or 71 mi	Buffalo	$2303
120 km or 74 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
121 km or 75 mi	West Seneca	$2181
123 km or 77 mi	Clarence	$2123
126 km or 78 mi	Lancaster	$2125
128 km or 80 mi	Hamburg	$1863
132 km or 82 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
135 km or 84 mi	Peterborough	$1953
135 km or 84 mi	Owen Sound	$1757
143 km or 89 mi	London	$1930
175 km or 109 mi	Erie	$1802

Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834