Brussels vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brussels	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4554	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$1085	$928
🏘️ Family rent	$1927	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3070	$2722
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	100
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	189K	1.76M

The cost of living in Brussels is 3% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 2147th and 2281st ($1869 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th 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 1st in Canada, while ranked 148th and 30th 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	$18	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$6.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$968	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$834	$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1848	$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1555	$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4416	$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.73	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.76	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23098	$7624

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1743
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1567
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1645
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1544
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1630
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1619
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1553
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1575
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1581
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1678
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1618
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1563
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1568
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1533
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1484
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1517
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1539
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1426
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1536
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1536
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1511
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1596
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1631
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1570
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1650

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2105
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1846
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1835
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1906
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1845
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1783
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1772
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1808
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1797
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1397
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1158
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1576