Brussels vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$1932
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$185
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$415
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$864
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	95
😀 Quality of life	89	70
🏙️ Population	196K	9.5M

The cost of living in Brussels is 225% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 1988th and 7753rd ($1958 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 301st 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 Foshan. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 173rd and 2359th 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	$20.8	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$24357

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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 Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$763
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$830
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$491
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$678
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$808
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$824
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$641
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1590
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$839
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$629
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2427
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$895
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$801
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$819
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$852
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$783
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$780
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$1014
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$774
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$774
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$794
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$746
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$726
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$795
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$691
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$725
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$813
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$592
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$605
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$538
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$623
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$607
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$618
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$611
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$671
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$660