Brussels vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$1727
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$190
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$504
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$64.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$796
😷 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 215% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 2354th and 7932nd ($1816 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 335th 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 21st in China, while ranked 190th and 3100th 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	$18.9	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$143
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$5493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$3.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$3.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$84.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$8619

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640

Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558