Brussels vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$1288
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
91
77
🏙️ Population
196K
18.7M

The cost of living in Brussels is 159% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1939th and 6854th ($2030 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 121st and 1149th 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
$21.2
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$19408

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711