Brussels vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2028
$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4874
$1442
🏠 One person rent
$1133
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$1958
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.4
$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3458
$889
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
53
😀 Quality of life
91
70
🏙️ Population
196K
8.78M

The cost of living in Brussels is 226% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1913th and 7641st ($2028 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 138th in Belgium and China, respectively. Check Belgium vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 165th and 4086th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Quanzhou

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Brussels Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.6
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.38
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1090
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$879
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1983
$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1587
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.3
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.23%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4704
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3801
$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.93
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.9
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.66
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.57
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.21
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.07
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1055
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22658
$9321

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1845
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1835
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1791
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1863
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1787
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1835
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1801
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1806
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1745
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1823
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1768
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1846
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1867
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1571
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1648
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1746
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1737
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1657
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1696
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1794
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1722
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1724
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1745
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1671
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1867
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1804
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1666
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1818

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$615
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$901
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$707
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$634
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$681
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$628
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$697
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$616
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$671
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$628
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$914
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$1006
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$695
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$894
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$894
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$993
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$454
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$868
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$914
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$669
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$894
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$451
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1135
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$579
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1030
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$802
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$600
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$854
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$700
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$897
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$650
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$578
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$753
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$586
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$589
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$941