Brussels vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4988
$1638
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$2046
$363
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$1009
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
96
90
😀 Quality of life
92
72
🏙️ Population
196K
10M

The cost of living in Brussels is 234% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 1872nd and 7792nd ($2065 vs $617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 167th in Belgium and China, respectively. Check Belgium vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.6 months in Changsha. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Changsha ranked 16th in China, while ranked 99th and 3307th 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
$24.7
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.7
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1092
$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.9
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5177
$2339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$3257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.95
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$3.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$87.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19894
$8507

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1894
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1886
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1910
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1838
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1877
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1851
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1834
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1785
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1864
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1809
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1890
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1920
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1706
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1702
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1796
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1692
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1734
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1763
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1766
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1734
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1887
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1849
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1742
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1857

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562