Brussels vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$2928
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	100
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	196K	1.9M

The cost of living in Brussels is 7% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1939th and 2370th ($2030 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th 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 Montreal. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 121st and 49th 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	$21.2	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$6432

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828