Brussels vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$2117
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$423
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$745
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$1025
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	96	27
😀 Quality of life	91	51
🏙️ Population	196K	6.17M

The cost of living in Brussels is 155% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 1939th and 6780th ($2030 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th 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 109th in China, while ranked 121st and 6580th 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	$21.2	$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$356
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$44
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$4919
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$2687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$2.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$5.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$9.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$19775

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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 Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$802
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$908
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$751
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$839
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$679
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$711
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$858
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$828
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$714
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$617
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$873
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$548
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$602
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$627
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1734
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$678
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$620
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$785
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$580
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$778
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$801
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$694
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$601
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$995
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2396
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$592
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$574
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$638
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$579
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$528
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$782
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$793
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$564
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$777
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$954