Brussels vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$1835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$4159
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$996
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$1618
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$3432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	96	64
😀 Quality of life	91	91
🏙️ Population	196K	1.01M

The cost of living in Brussels is 11% more expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 1939th and 2656th ($2030 vs $1835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 89th 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 1.9 months in Edmonton. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Edmonton ranked 7th in Canada, while ranked 121st and 133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Edmonton

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	Brussels	Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$5.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$970
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$752
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$1621
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$1273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$2375
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$2262
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$4.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$57.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$776
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$9664

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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 Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1733
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1874
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2095
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1927
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1771
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1974
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1633
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1749
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1953
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2307
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1739
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2180
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2135
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2427
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2505
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1703
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1787
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2100
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2091
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2411
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2505
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2523
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2295
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2100