Beijing vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$4554
🏠 One person rent	$605	$1085
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$1927
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$3070
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	96
😀 Quality of life	78	89
🏙️ Population	21.9M	189K

The cost of living in Beijing is 43% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 4887th and 2147th ($1065 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in China and Belgium, respectively. Check China vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.6 months in Brussels. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 583rd and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Brussels

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	Beijing	Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$5.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$968
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$1848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$4416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$3736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$8.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$978
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$23098

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

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