Brussels vs Changwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Changwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$464
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$632
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$93.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$1765
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	96	66
😀 Quality of life	89	69
🏙️ Population	196K	1.01M

The cost of living in Brussels is 69% more expensive than in Changwon. Cities ranked 2354th and 4989th ($1816 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd in Belgium and South Korea, respectively. Check Belgium vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.6 months in Changwon. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Changwon ranked 32nd in South Korea, while ranked 190th and 2837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Changwon

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	Brussels	Changwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$829
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$85.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$7026
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$5850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$47.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$7.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$6.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$2.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$9.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$87
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$13559

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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 Changwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Masan	$998
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$959
26 km or 16 mi	Miryang	$1030
27 km or 17 mi	Sacheon	$983
36 km or 22 mi	Yangsan	$1027
40 km or 25 mi	Busan	$1060
48 km or 30 mi	Geoje	$887
52 km or 32 mi	Tongyeong	$924
52 km or 32 mi	Jinju	$1054
61 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
66 km or 41 mi	Daegu	$995
68 km or 42 mi	Ulsan	$1059
82 km or 51 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
82 km or 51 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
94 km or 58 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
106 km or 66 mi	Gimcheon	$977
106 km or 66 mi	Pohang	$988
107 km or 66 mi	Yeosu	$989
107 km or 67 mi	Gumi	$992
112 km or 70 mi	Suncheon	$1059
114 km or 71 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
116 km or 72 mi	Namwon	$987
133 km or 82 mi	Tsushima	$903
134 km or 83 mi	Sangju	$1000
144 km or 89 mi	Andong	$880
149 km or 93 mi	Jeonju	$854
152 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$979
158 km or 98 mi	Gwangju	$1101
165 km or 103 mi	Daejeon	$992
166 km or 103 mi	Jeongeup	$970
168 km or 105 mi	Gyeryong	$977
170 km or 106 mi	Gimje	$937
170 km or 106 mi	Iksan	$959
172 km or 107 mi	Yeongju	$964
175 km or 109 mi	Nonsan	$1019
178 km or 111 mi	Naju	$1012
183 km or 114 mi	Sejong	$1019
184 km or 114 mi	Cheongju	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Gongju	$1038
192 km or 119 mi	Gunsan	$1005