Brussels vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$2095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$4718
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$1181
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$1885
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$3093
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	53
😀 Quality of life	91	90
🏙️ Population	196K	1.31M

The cost of living in Brussels is 3% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 1939th and 1759th ($2030 vs $2095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Belgium and Canada, respectively. Check Belgium vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Calgary ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 121st and 187th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Calgary

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	Brussels	Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$5.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$1234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$935
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$1946
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$1549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$3751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$3441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$820
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$15881

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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

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872