Brussels vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$2006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$4535
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$2095
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$554
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$2934
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	73
😀 Quality of life	91	88
🏙️ Population	196K	569K

The cost of living in Brussels is 1% more expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 1939th and 2004th ($2030 vs $2006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 Hamilton. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Hamilton ranked 15th in Canada, while ranked 121st and 265th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Hamilton

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	Brussels	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$5.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$1114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$1067
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$1880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$90.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$50.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$8824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$3366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$85.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$46.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$16689

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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 Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2318
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1832
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2049
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2308
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2017
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2102
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2109
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1936
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1848
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2415
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2233
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1892
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2078
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2172
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1706
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2303
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2124
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2081
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2181
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1863
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2125
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2123
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1581
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1930
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1802
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1449
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1910
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1939
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1757