Brussels vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$3150
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	50
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	196K	1.02M

The cost of living in Brussels is 12% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1988th and 1290th ($1958 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 Ottawa. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 173rd and 167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Ottawa

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	Brussels	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$20100

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884