Brussels vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$2063
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$354
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$619
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$829
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	96	96
😀 Quality of life	92	74
🏙️ Population	196K	18.7M

The cost of living in Brussels is 164% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1872nd and 6835th ($2065 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 99th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Guangzhou

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	Brussels	Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$16938

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Cities near Brussels

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 Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$666
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$848
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$795
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$534
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$674
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$844
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$939
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1718
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$621
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$832
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2415
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$765
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$807
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$896
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$816
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$760
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$943
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$769
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$790
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$789
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$730
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$589
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$673
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$464
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$738
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$814
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$465
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$602
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$699
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$533
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$638
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$587
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$608
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$609
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$698
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$694