Brussels vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1816
$2737
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4478
$6793
🏠 One person rent
$1024
$1830
🏘️ Family rent
$1880
$3856
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.5
$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2931
$3804
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
96
100
😀 Quality of life
89
88
🏙️ Population
196K
7.41M

The cost of living in Brussels is 34% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 2354th and 427th ($1816 vs $2737) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.4 months in Hong Kong. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 190th and 248th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Hong Kong

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Brussels Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.1
$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$6.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$7.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$973
$2169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$770
$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1932
$4708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1489
$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.61%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4675
$26276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$16290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.62
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$3.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.6
$18.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$84.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.5
$83.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$975
$1052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19505
$22706

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1685
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1626
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1556
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1615
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1594
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1541
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1607
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1585
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1536
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1599
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1560
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1663
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1683
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1446
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1492
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1537
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1523
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1461
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1488
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1530
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1362
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1509
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1520
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1475
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1578
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1613
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1488
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1640

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$916
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$653
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1588
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$461
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$656
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$601
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$804
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$774
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$936
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$812
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$764
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$794
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$793
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$823
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$877
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$569
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$451
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$655
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$803
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$755
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$756
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$761
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$758
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$761
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$724
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$771
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$649
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$664
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$688
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$650
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$702
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$823
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$522
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598