Brussels vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$4054
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
96
100
😀 Quality of life
89
89
🏙️ Population
189K
7.41M

The cost of living in Brussels is 28% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 2147th and 503rd ($1869 vs $2614) 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 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 148th and 168th 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
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$20363

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611