Brussels vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$2091
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$4764
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$1244
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$2137
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$3073
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	79
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	196K	568K

The cost of living in Brussels is 3% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 1939th and 1777th ($2030 vs $2091) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th 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 Surrey. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Surrey ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 121st and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Surrey

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	Brussels	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$1258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$1016
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$1809
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$9648
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$8547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$83.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$875
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$12113

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2411
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2295
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2100
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2505
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2247
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2523
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1840
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2185
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2098
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2081
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2427
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2690
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2661
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2727
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2728
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2782
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2734
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1855
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2749
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$3012
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3602
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3183
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2479
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3164
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2884
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2797