Brussels vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$2067
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$607
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$758
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	61
😀 Quality of life	89	53
🏙️ Population	196K	9.4M

The cost of living in Brussels is 167% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1988th and 6747th ($1958 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 63rd 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 months in Ningbo. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 173rd and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Ningbo

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	Brussels	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$12898

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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 Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$612
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$742
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$702
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$585
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$843
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1136
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1028
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$708
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$712
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$706
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$706
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$1020
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$731
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$718
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$738
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$686
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$719
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$776
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$661
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$702
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$698
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$620
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$719
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$685
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$703
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$690
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$729
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$674
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$633
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$771
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$674
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$630
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$629
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$694
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$676
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$651
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$538