Brussels vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$847
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
96
67
😀 Quality of life
91
71
🏙️ Population
196K
10.5M

The cost of living in Brussels is 192% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 1939th and 7308th ($2030 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 67th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 121st and 3241st 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
$21.2
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$25442

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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 Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620