Brussels vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$2645
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$382
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$672
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$1411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	80
😀 Quality of life	92	87
🏙️ Population	196K	2.72M

The cost of living in Brussels is 107% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1872nd and 5666th ($2065 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Belgium and Taiwan, respectively. Check Belgium vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 99th and 364th 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	$24.7	$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$11481

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$910
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$841
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$910
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$889
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$879
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$888
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$957
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$709
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$937
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$882
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$941
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$796
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$903
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1108
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1257
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$630
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$723
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$634
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$997
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$668
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$602
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$465
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$656
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$464
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$589
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$698
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$654
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$673
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$634
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$682
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$943
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$705
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$416
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$765
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$763
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$621
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$610