Brussels vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$2020
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$439
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$890
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	96	87
😀 Quality of life	89	72
🏙️ Population	196K	32.1M

The cost of living in Brussels is 196% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 1988th and 7185th ($1958 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 146th 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 1.3 months in Chongqing. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 173rd and 1966th 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	$20.8	$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$9.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$2378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$27717

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$575
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$607
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$618
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$609
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$682
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$609
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$574
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$625
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$568
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$627
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$600
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$611
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$577
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$593
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$624
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$660
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$588
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$587
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$591
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$550
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$612
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$572
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$570
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$605
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$581
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$559
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$614
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$604
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$555
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$596
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$596
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$613
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556