Brussels vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$1938
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$224
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$442
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$957
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	96	88
😀 Quality of life	89	72
🏙️ Population	196K	32.1M

The cost of living in Brussels is 187% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 2354th and 7340th ($1816 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 145th 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 1.5 months in Chongqing. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 190th and 1675th 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	$18.9	$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$550
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$8.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$26796

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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 Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539