Brussels vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2028
$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4874
$6205
🏠 One person rent
$1133
$1790
🏘️ Family rent
$1958
$3191
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.4
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3458
$1245
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
96
100
😀 Quality of life
91
83
🏙️ Population
196K
7.41M

The cost of living in Brussels is 25% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 1913th and 532nd ($2028 vs $2718) 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 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 165th and 548th 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
$25.6
$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.38
$7.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1090
$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$879
$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1983
$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1587
$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.3
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.23%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4704
$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3801
$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.93
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.9
$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.66
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.57
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.21
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.07
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1055
$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22658
$22102

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1845
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1835
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1791
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1863
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1787
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1835
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1801
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1806
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1745
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1823
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1768
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1846
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1867
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1571
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1648
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1746
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1737
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1657
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1696
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1794
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1722
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1724
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1745
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1671
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1867
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1804
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1666
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1818

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598