Brussels vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$5664
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$1503
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$2821
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$2696
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	80
😀 Quality of life	89	90
🏙️ Population	196K	568K

The cost of living in Brussels is 19% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 1988th and 890th ($1958 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 1.1 months in Surrey. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Surrey ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 173rd and 138th 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	$20.8	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$3345
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$2491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$66.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$56.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$11501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$10221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$129
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$90.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$1012
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$12698

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2589
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2330
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1983
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2650
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2220
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2278
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1789
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2248
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2263
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2185
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2469
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2609
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2576
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2569
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2821
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$3091
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2866
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1913
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2784
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2901
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3229
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$2908
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2491
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3179
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2743
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2655