Brussels vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$969
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$1582
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$2945
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	100
😀 Quality of life	91	95
🏙️ Population	196K	1.8M

The cost of living in Brussels is 7% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1913th and 2306th ($2028 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 52nd 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 Montreal. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 165th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Montreal

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	Brussels	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$5.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$133
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$4789

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811