Brussels vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4988
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$2046
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$688
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
17
😀 Quality of life
92
44
🏙️ Population
196K
7.82M

The cost of living in Brussels is 243% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1872nd and 7914th ($2065 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 207th in Belgium and China, respectively. Check Belgium vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 99th and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Shangqiu

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Brussels Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.7
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.7
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1092
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.9
$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5177
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.95
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19894
$16802

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1894
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1886
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1910
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1838
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1877
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1851
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1834
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1785
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1864
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1809
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1890
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1920
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1706
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1702
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1796
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1692
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1734
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1763
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1766
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1734
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1887
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1849
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1742
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1857

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$581
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$803
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$581
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$548
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518