Brussels vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$2118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$4745
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$1911
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$3199
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	53
😀 Quality of life	92	90
🏙️ Population	196K	1.31M

The cost of living in Brussels is 2% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 1872nd and 1716th ($2065 vs $2118) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in Belgium and Canada, respectively. Check Belgium vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Calgary ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 99th and 209th 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	$24.7	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$1544
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$3738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$3570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$2.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$93.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$15430

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934