Brussels vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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