Brussels vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$1735
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$281
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$81.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$1050
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	89
😀 Quality of life	92	75
🏙️ Population	196K	20.9M

The cost of living in Brussels is 210% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 1872nd and 7467th ($2065 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 88th 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 Chengdu. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Chengdu ranked 5th in China, while ranked 99th and 1710th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Chengdu

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	Brussels	Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$3.33
🥤 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	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$367
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$46.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$3917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$2027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$9.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$13059

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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 Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$625
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$617
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$600
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$584
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$621
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$612
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$588
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$611
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$629
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$566
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$628
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$540
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$595
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$598
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$576
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$581
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$595
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$679
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$607
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$612
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$572
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$564
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$599
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$608
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$606
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$581
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$601
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$627
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$612
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$615
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$596
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$603
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$687
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$566
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$591
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$594
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$578
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$580