Brussels vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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