Brussels vs Bucheon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Bucheon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$2599
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$667
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$73.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$1317
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
97
😀 Quality of life
91
74
🏙️ Population
196K
772K

The cost of living in Brussels is 86% more expensive than in Bucheon. Cities ranked 1939th and 5044th ($2030 vs $1090) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Belgium and South Korea, respectively. Check Belgium vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.2 months in Bucheon. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Bucheon ranked 14th in South Korea, while ranked 121st and 1790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Bucheon

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Brussels Bucheon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$7.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$43
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$3.92
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$515
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$90
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$10472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$5480
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$7.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$17.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$5.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$4.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$72.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$8.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$19814

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

Cities near Bucheon

Distance City Cost of living
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Gwangmyeong
$1029
12 km or 7.8 mi Incheon
$1032
15 km or 9.4 mi Gimpo
$1040
17 km or 11 mi Anyang
$943
18 km or 11 mi Goyang
$1052
20 km or 12 mi Gwacheon
$1031
20 km or 12 mi Ansan
$1001
21 km or 13 mi Gunpo
$1053
21 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1296
24 km or 15 mi Uiwang
$1022
31 km or 19 mi Siheung
$1313
31 km or 19 mi Suwon
$985
32 km or 20 mi Seongnam
$1455
33 km or 21 mi Hwaseong
$1045
33 km or 21 mi Guri
$1089
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$868
37 km or 23 mi Paju
$1010
38 km or 24 mi Hanam
$1152
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$894
41 km or 25 mi Namyangju
$1094
43 km or 27 mi Gwangju
$1179
47 km or 29 mi Osan
$1019
47 km or 29 mi Yongin
$1061
52 km or 32 mi Dongducheon
$977
56 km or 35 mi Kaesong
$1557
57 km or 36 mi Pocheon
$982
62 km or 39 mi Pyeongtaek
$1048
63 km or 39 mi Icheon
$1108
69 km or 43 mi Dangjin
$952
70 km or 44 mi Anseong
$1016
79 km or 49 mi Yeoju
$1033
84 km or 52 mi Cheonan
$1128
85 km or 53 mi Seosan
$917
94 km or 58 mi Chuncheon
$819
102 km or 63 mi Wonju
$1062
111 km or 69 mi Haeju
$1562
115 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$865
117 km or 73 mi Chungju
$852
120 km or 75 mi Gongju
$1009
121 km or 75 mi Sejong
$971