Brussels vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$2098
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$416
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$793
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$205
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$994
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	96	29
😀 Quality of life	89	44
🏙️ Population	196K	6.17M

The cost of living in Brussels is 153% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 1988th and 6548th ($1958 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 45th 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 1.3 months in Maoming. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Maoming ranked 132nd in China, while ranked 173rd and 6627th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Maoming

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	Brussels	Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$3.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$970
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$6440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$3663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$2.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$0.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$5.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$31.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$71.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$18483

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$774
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$895
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$794
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$839
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$660
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$671
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$824
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$819
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$725
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$614
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$830
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$491
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$595
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$602
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1590
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$641
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$623
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$763
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$572
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$780
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$808
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$678
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$607
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$958
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2427
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$586
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$783
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$577
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$629
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$592
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$538
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$778
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$852
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$601
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$606
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$801
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$1014