Brussels vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4988
$2401
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$2046
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$93.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$912
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
84
😀 Quality of life
92
72
🏙️ Population
196K
11.9M

The cost of living in Brussels is 140% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 1872nd and 6527th ($2065 vs $860) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 Hangzhou. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Hangzhou ranked 18th in China, while ranked 99th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Hangzhou

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Brussels Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.7
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.7
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$4.12
🥤 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
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.9
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5177
$8066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$4023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.95
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$9.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$7.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19894
$29918

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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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765