Brussels vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$1860
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$229
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$1102
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	96	76
😀 Quality of life	91	74
🏙️ Population	196K	32.1M

The cost of living in Brussels is 222% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 1939th and 7730th ($2030 vs $631) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 168th 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 Chongqing. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 121st 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	$21.2	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$2743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$61
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$24949

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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 Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$595
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$625
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$629
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$618
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$608
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$701
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$588
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$625
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$587
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$643
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$615
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$630
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$640
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$575
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$590
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$640
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$647
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$688
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$612
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$615
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$600
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$549
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$606
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$600
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$598
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$635
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$582
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$579
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$641
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$563
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$631
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$602
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$629
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$616
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$588
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$593
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$614
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$560