Brussels vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$1438
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$820
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
96
95
😀 Quality of life
89
70
🏙️ Population
189K
10M

The cost of living in Brussels is 251% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 2147th and 8258th ($1869 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 496th 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 Changsha. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 148th and 2707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Changsha

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Brussels Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$0.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$29.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$2091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$5529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$2.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$5569

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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 Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$578
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$555
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$585
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$575
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$565
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$573
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$570
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$604
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$554
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$587
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$530
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$579
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$574
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$577
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$602
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$558
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$581
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$647
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$613
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$584
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$586
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$609
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$580
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$752
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$620
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$669
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$538
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$646
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$697
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$585
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$661
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$605
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$685
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$647
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$574