Brussels vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$2078
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$1006
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	96	27
😀 Quality of life	92	52
🏙️ Population	196K	6.17M

The cost of living in Brussels is 162% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 1872nd and 6807th ($2065 vs $789) 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 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.3 months in Maoming. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Maoming ranked 100th in China, while ranked 99th and 6563rd 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	$24.7	$2.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$1.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$867
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$43.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$4804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$2.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$7.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$9.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$19015

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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 Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$790
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$896
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$738
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$832
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$664
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$694
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$844
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$816
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$699
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$605
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$848
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$592
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1718
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$674
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$608
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$782
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$564
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$769
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$795
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$666
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$587
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$939
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2415
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$580
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$760
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$577
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$621
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$585
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$533
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$774
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$807
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$584
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$571
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$765
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$943