Brussels vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$2023
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$289
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$764
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	20
😀 Quality of life	89	40
🏙️ Population	196K	6.44M

The cost of living in Brussels is 174% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 1988th and 6841st ($1958 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th 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 1.1 months in Shangrao. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 173rd and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Shangrao

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	Brussels	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$2.15
🥤 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	$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$19047

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$634
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$643
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$636
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$633
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$666
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$694
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$731
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$719
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$673
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$521
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$670
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$642
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$683
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$703
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$776
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$719
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$705
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$636
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$646
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$771
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$843
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$706
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$658
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$698
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$590
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$742
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$702
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$903
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$628
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$712
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$706
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$676
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$714
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$661
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$611
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$694