Brussels vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$1689
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$424
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$719
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
17
😀 Quality of life
91
44
🏙️ Population
196K
7.82M

The cost of living in Brussels is 232% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1939th and 7879th ($2030 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 222nd 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 Shangqiu. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 121st and 7390th 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
$21.2
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$19212

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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 Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$588
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$811
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$595
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$555
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$457
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$575
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$610
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$583
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$567
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$565
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$531
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$605
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$585
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$589
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$613
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$487
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$504
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$514
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$519
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$573
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$557
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$491
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$523
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$484
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$533
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$516
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$502
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$520
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$520
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$590
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$599
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$562
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$508
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$523
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$521
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$560
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$492
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$522