Brussels vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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