Brussels vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$2025
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$679
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$679
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	96	24
😀 Quality of life	89	38
🏙️ Population	196K	7.82M

The cost of living in Brussels is 152% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1988th and 6542nd ($1958 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd 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 316th in China, while ranked 173rd and 7163rd 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	$20.8	$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$18304

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$633
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1433
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$613
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$819
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$623
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$688
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$599
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$619
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$670
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$528
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$639
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$630
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$826
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$673
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$610
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$568
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$559
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$612
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$620
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$623
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$586
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$588
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$648
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$565
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$541
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$531
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$612
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$602
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$659
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$593
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$538
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$524
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$587
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$580
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$542