Brussels vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$4312
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$940
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$1577
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$2742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	100
😀 Quality of life	89	93
🏙️ Population	196K	1.8M

The cost of living in Brussels is 2% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 2354th and 2225th ($1816 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st 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 190th and 51st 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	$18.9	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$6.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$5725

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692