Brussels vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$1823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$4109
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$1004
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$1648
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$548
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$2739
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	96	63
😀 Quality of life	91	91
🏙️ Population	196K	1.01M

The cost of living in Brussels is 11% more expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 1913th and 2644th ($2028 vs $1823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 74th in Belgium and Canada, respectively. Check Belgium vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 1.5 months in Edmonton. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Edmonton ranked 16th in Canada, while ranked 165th and 171st 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	$25.6	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$56.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$784
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$1651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$1356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	5.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$2399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$2239
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$71.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$2.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$4.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$8796

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818

Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1730
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1782
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2079
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1773
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1748
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1949
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1618
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1759
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1973
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2343
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1675
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2228
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2111
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2414
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2490
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1765
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1913
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1952
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2297
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2412
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2457
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2443
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2325
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2001