Brussels vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
49
😀 Quality of life
91
71
🏙️ Population
196K
8.78M

The cost of living in Brussels is 213% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1939th and 7630th ($2030 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 134th 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 Quanzhou. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 121st and 3354th 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
$21.2
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$9745

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954