Brussels vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$367
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$838
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
96
69
😀 Quality of life
89
71
🏙️ Population
189K
10.5M

The cost of living in Brussels is 217% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 2147th and 7769th ($1869 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 350th 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 1.4 months in Dongguan. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Dongguan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 148th and 2370th 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
$18
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$9.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$3231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$16599

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611