Brussels vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4988
$1771
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$2046
$388
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$780
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
93
😀 Quality of life
92
72
🏙️ Population
196K
9.5M

The cost of living in Brussels is 238% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 1872nd and 7844th ($2065 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd in Belgium and China, respectively. Check Belgium vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.3 months in Foshan. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Foshan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 99th and 3253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Foshan

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Brussels Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.7
$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.7
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1092
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.9
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5177
$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$1783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.95
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19894
$22493

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1894
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1886
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1910
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1838
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1877
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1851
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1834
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1785
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1864
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1809
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1890
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1920
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1706
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1702
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1796
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1692
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1734
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1763
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1766
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1734
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1887
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1849
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1742
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1857

Cities near Foshan

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$782
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$848
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664