Brussels vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$4213
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$1012
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$1688
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$546
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$2544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	45
😀 Quality of life	91	89
🏙️ Population	196K	750K

The cost of living in Brussels is 12% more expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 1913th and 2674th ($2028 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th in Belgium and Canada, respectively. Check Belgium vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 165th and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Winnipeg

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	Brussels	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$65.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$5.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$868
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$1468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$1496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	5.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$2975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$82.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$76
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$956
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$11646

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1320
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1884
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1663
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1786
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2130
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1687
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1974
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2033
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1637
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1929
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1714
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2357
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1456
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1675
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2265
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2422
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2678
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2386
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1693
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2528
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2330
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2307
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2305
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2306
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2302
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2289
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2380
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2221
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2714