Brussels vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$2658
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$370
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$1313
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	80
😀 Quality of life	91	85
🏙️ Population	196K	2.73M

The cost of living in Brussels is 102% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1913th and 5567th ($2028 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Belgium and Taiwan, respectively. Check Belgium vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 165th and 461st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Kaohsiung

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	Brussels	Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$4822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$3194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$3.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$7.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$4.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$71.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$12260

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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 Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$894
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$854
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$914
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$894
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$894
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$914
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$1006
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$695
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$993
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$868
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$802
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$901
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1135
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$615
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$707
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$621
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$1030
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$634
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$589
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$454
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$628
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$451
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$579
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$697
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$628
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$669
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$616
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$671
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$941
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$700
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$415
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$766
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$753
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$608
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$600