Brussels vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$1068
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
99
😀 Quality of life
91
76
🏙️ Population
196K
24.9M

The cost of living in Brussels is 77% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1939th and 4880th ($2030 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 121st and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Shanghai

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Brussels Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$27610

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789