Brussels vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$1619
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$494
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$793
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	96	95
😀 Quality of life	89	68
🏙️ Population	196K	10M

The cost of living in Brussels is 236% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 1988th and 7989th ($1958 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 378th 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 1.4 months in Changsha. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 173rd and 3254th 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	$20.8	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$506
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$429
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$34.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$2141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$5614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$69.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$318
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$5672

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$603
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$595
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$611
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$584
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$594
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$600
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$623
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$570
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$611
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$592
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$611
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$497
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$566
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$612
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$612
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$552
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$590
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$614
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$663
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$628
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$618
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$610
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$605
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$573
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$746
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$580
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$646
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$676
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$521
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$692
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$714
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$599
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$674
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$626
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$705
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$646
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$575