Beijing vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Beijing	Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1044	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2705	$4988
🏠 One person rent	$596	$1165
🏘️ Family rent	$1053	$2046
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$658
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$711	$3697
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	96
😀 Quality of life	73	92
🏙️ Population	21.9M	196K

The cost of living in Beijing is 49% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 5341st and 1872nd ($1044 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in China and Belgium, respectively. Check China vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.8 months in Brussels. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 2718th and 99th 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	$4.36	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$14.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$6.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$1092
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$471	$909
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$1988
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$1675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.4	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$58.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12544	$5177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6280	$3603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.4	$64.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.68	$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.65	$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$725	$1225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25165	$19894

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$767
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$646
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$663
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$572
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$673
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$468
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$656
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$562
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$709
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$621
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$630
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$528
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$558
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$632
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$626
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$512
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$524
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$521
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$525
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$519
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$466
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$584
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$493
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$770
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$508
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$492
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$655
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$666
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$618
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$562
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$748

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