Brussels vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$3005
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	100
😀 Quality of life	92	96
🏙️ Population	196K	1.8M

The cost of living in Brussels is 7% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1872nd and 2284th ($2065 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 58th in Belgium and Canada, respectively. Check Belgium vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 99th and 11th 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	$24.7	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$5550

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805