Brussels vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$828
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
61
😀 Quality of life
89
56
🏙️ Population
189K
9.4M

The cost of living in Brussels is 176% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 2147th and 6976th ($1869 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 122nd 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 1.2 months in Ningbo. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 148th and 5865th 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
$18
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$9922

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524