Brussels vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$2415
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$786
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$1129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	91
😀 Quality of life	89	71
🏙️ Population	196K	11.9M

The cost of living in Brussels is 132% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 1988th and 6287th ($1958 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd 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 1.3 months in Hangzhou. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Hangzhou ranked 9th in China, while ranked 173rd and 2189th 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	$20.8	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$6.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$22679

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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 Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$742
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$585
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$698
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$703
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$1020
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$702
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$731
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$733
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$690
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$686
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$749
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$771
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1136
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$706
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$718
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1028
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$729
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$702
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$685
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$612
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$694
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$633
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$674
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$719
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$620
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$661
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$903
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$651
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$629
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$738
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$712
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$674
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$774