Beijing vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$2028
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$4874
🏠 One person rent	$589	$1133
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$1958
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$649
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$97.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$3458
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	96
😀 Quality of life	73	91
🏙️ Population	21.9M	196K

The cost of living in Beijing is 49% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 5355th and 1913th ($1029 vs $2028) 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 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.7 months in Brussels. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 2546th and 165th 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	$4.24	$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$77.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$1090
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$879
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$1587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$4704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$4.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$9.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$1055
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$22658

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

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