Brussels vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$1532
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$318
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$809
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	96	40
😀 Quality of life	91	49
🏙️ Population	196K	6.65M

The cost of living in Brussels is 237% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 1939th and 7957th ($2030 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 249th 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 Hengyang. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Hengyang ranked 154th in China, while ranked 121st and 6806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Hengyang

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	Brussels	Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$4.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$1.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$212
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$27.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	3.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$3264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$1721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$5.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$73.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$10039

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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 Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$589
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$648
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$518
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$605
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$569
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$739
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$609
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$622
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$586
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$589
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$610
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$766
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$632
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$592
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$793
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$518
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$560
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$758
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$593
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$608
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$528
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$778
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$583
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$535
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$565
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$560
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$600
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$600
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$593
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$801
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$638
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$570
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$542
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$623
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$603
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619