Brussels vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$3016
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
78
😀 Quality of life
89
93
🏙️ Population
189K
662K

The cost of living in Brussels is 27% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 2147th and 587th ($1869 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 Vancouver. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 148th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brussels Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$5.83
 Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$17.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$14942

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758