Brussels vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$1793
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$357
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$77.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$1018
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	96	76
😀 Quality of life	92	74
🏙️ Population	196K	32.1M

The cost of living in Brussels is 244% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 1872nd and 7933rd ($2065 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 214th 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 1.7 months in Chongqing. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 99th and 2353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Chongqing

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	Brussels	Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$7.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$2609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$9.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$7.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$5.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$24477

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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 Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$581
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$608
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$612
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$600
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$595
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$679
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$572
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$607
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$576
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$628
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$599
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$612
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$578
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$621
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$564
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$582
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$627
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$629
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$666
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$595
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$600
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$588
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$540
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$591
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$584
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$581
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$617
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$580
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$566
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$625
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$611
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$594
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$612
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$606
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$588
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$598
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556