Brussels vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$2280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$5399
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$2721
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$2766
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	80
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	196K	568K

The cost of living in Brussels is 20% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 2354th and 1194th ($1816 vs $2280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 1.2 months in Surrey. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Surrey ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 190th and 122nd 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	$18.9	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$1196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$2952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$2383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$9496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$8417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$3.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$84
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$862
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$12026

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2495
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2317
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2488
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2093
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2466
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2047
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2023
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2692
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2598
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2589
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2785
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2973
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2625
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1810
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2718
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2882
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3239
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3015
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2462
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3273
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2759
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2606