Brussels vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$609
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$1541
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$308
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$814
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	96	40
😀 Quality of life	92	49
🏙️ Population	196K	6.65M

The cost of living in Brussels is 239% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 1872nd and 7862nd ($2065 vs $609) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 190th 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 1.3 months in Hengyang. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Hengyang ranked 143rd in China, while ranked 99th and 6777th 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	$24.7	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$4.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$3.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$252
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$3058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$2014
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$5.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$328
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$8641

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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 Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$584
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$638
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$511
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$601
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$564
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$567
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$730
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$602
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$617
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$583
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$584
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$603
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$760
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$630
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$588
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$807
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$498
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$557
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$814
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$587
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$605
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$533
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$769
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$583
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$529
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$563
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$556
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$599
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$596
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$588
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$795
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$634
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$568
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$539
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$610
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$595
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615