Brussels vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$1571
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$202
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$346
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$869
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	96	95
😀 Quality of life	91	72
🏙️ Population	196K	10M

The cost of living in Brussels is 243% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 1913th and 7882nd ($2028 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 200th in Belgium and China, respectively. Check Belgium vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 165th and 3381st 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	$25.6	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	3.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$3816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$9.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$58.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$85
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$7438

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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

Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$527
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$569
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$571
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$584
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$612
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$584
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$595
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$564
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$618
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$572
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$622
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$487
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$547
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$603
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$587
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$511
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$593
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$590
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$625
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$660
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$599
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$596
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$548
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$750
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$534
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$609
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$638
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$526
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$639
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$671
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$571
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$632
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$646
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$598
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$546