Brussels vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brussels	Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4554	$1622
🏠 One person rent	$1085	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$1927	$410
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3070	$938
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	96	73
😀 Quality of life	89	55
🏙️ Population	189K	9.07M

The cost of living in Brussels is 206% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 2147th and 7549th ($1869 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 272nd in Belgium and China, respectively. Check Belgium vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.5 months in Changchun. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Changchun ranked 37th in China, while ranked 148th and 5930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Changchun

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	Brussels	Changchun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$968	$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$834	$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1848	$624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1555	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	5.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4416	$5961
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$3968
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$9.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.73	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.76	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$280
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23098	$14481

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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

Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$595
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$607
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$565
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$585
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$560
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$555
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$640
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$541
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$646
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$610
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$543
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$561
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$536
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$595
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$648
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$524
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$536
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$758
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$557
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$551
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$673
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$449
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$566
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$597
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$661
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$592
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$529
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$486
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$628
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$510
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$643
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$515
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$502
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$512
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$702
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$517
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$692
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$560