Brussels vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$2237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$5110
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$1348
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$2367
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$3072
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	79
😀 Quality of life	92	94
🏙️ Population	196K	568K

The cost of living in Brussels is 8% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 1872nd and 1407th ($2065 vs $2237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Belgium and Canada, respectively. Check Belgium vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.4 months in Surrey. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Surrey ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 99th and 49th 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	$24.7	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$1369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$1125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$2055
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$9861
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$8816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$23.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$85.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$12497

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2457
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2361
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2054
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2540
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2240
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2526
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1865
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2190
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2173
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2128
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2470
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2710
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2628
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2641
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2739
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2778
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2737
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1872
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2702
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$3041
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3559
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3154
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2475
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3292
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2915
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2798