Brussels vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1958
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4780
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$1120
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$1989
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3047
$2805
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
100
😀 Quality of life
89
93
🏙️ Population
196K
1.76M

The cost of living in Brussels is 0.2% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1988th and 2002nd ($1958 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th 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 1.4 months in Montreal. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 173rd and 60th 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
$20.8
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$6.72
 Cappuccino
$4.14
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4722
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4382
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$18.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23380
$6957

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1799
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1701
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1636
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1619
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1696
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1691
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1661
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1693
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1660
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1779
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1761
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1592
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1595
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1630
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1616
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1555
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1611
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1514
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1598
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1616
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1545
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1667
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1709
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1560
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1762

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610