Brussels vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$1198
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
53
😀 Quality of life
91
73
🏙️ Population
196K
9.4M

The cost of living in Brussels is 208% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1939th and 7558th ($2030 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 121st and 2343rd 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
$21.2
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$15801

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538