Brussels vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1958
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4780
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$1120
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$1989
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3047
$738
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
96
69
😀 Quality of life
89
69
🏙️ Population
196K
10.5M

The cost of living in Brussels is 189% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 1988th and 7055th ($1958 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 115th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 173rd and 3115th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Dongguan

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Brussels Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.8
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4722
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4382
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$4.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23380
$21927

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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 Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623