Brussels vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$1504
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
80
😀 Quality of life
91
88
🏙️ Population
196K
2.71M

The cost of living in Brussels is 109% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1939th and 5770th ($2030 vs $971) 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 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 121st and 281st 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
$21.2
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$13326

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617