Brussels vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$3141
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	86
😀 Quality of life	89	93
🏙️ Population	196K	2.79M

The cost of living in Brussels is 26% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 2354th and 861st ($1816 vs $2453) 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 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 190th and 59th 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	$18.9	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$17118

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095