Brussels vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$643
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
24
😀 Quality of life
89
41
🏙️ Population
189K
7.82M

The cost of living in Brussels is 152% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 2147th and 6604th ($1869 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd 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 Shangqiu. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 148th and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Brussels Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$1.16
 Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$3.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$14498

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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 Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$621
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543