Brussels vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1958
$2149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4780
$4908
🏠 One person rent
$1120
$1251
🏘️ Family rent
$1989
$2067
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3047
$3509
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
53
😀 Quality of life
89
90
🏙️ Population
196K
1.31M

The cost of living in Brussels is 9% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 1988th and 1473rd ($1958 vs $2149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th 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 1.6 months in Calgary. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Calgary ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 173rd and 131st 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
$20.8
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$5.43
 Cappuccino
$4.14
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$1277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$1002
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$2181
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$1707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$59.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4722
$3298
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4382
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$83.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$15.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$53
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$984
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23380
$19196

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1799
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1701
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1636
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1619
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1696
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1691
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1661
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1693
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1660
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1779
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1761
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1592
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1595
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1630
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1616
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1555
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1611
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1514
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1598
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1616
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1545
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1667
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1709
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1560
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1762

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1914
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1727
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1701
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1723
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1577
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1709
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1785
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2523
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$2001
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2275
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2250
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1781
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2156
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1854
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2139
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2150
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2011
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2498
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1793
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1642
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1566
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1786
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1830
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1610
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1917
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1765
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1408
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2322
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1487
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1976
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2469
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2010
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2484
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1983
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2042
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2553
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2278
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2169
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1871