Brussels vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$1086
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
96
90
😀 Quality of life
91
72
🏙️ Population
196K
10M

The cost of living in Brussels is 227% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 1939th and 7795th ($2030 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 196th 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 1.7 months in Changsha. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Changsha ranked 18th in China, while ranked 121st and 2894th 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
$21.2
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$422
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$2530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$9728

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554