Brussels vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$5494
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$2320
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$3648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	86
😀 Quality of life	92	95
🏙️ Population	196K	2.79M

The cost of living in Brussels is 17% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 1872nd and 897th ($2065 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.5 months in Toronto. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 99th and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Toronto

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	Brussels	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$75
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$20314

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2309
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2357
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2222
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2151
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2360
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2246
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1605
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2237
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2089
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1910
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1801
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2073
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2083
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2087
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1480
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1901
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1999
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2277
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2115
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2173
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1992
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2136
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2001
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1870
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1735
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2027
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2034
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2029