Brussels vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brussels	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4554	$2070
🏠 One person rent	$1085	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$1927	$526
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3070	$724
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	20
😀 Quality of life	89	43
🏙️ Population	189K	6.49M

The cost of living in Brussels is 159% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 2147th and 6691st ($1869 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th 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 months in Shangrao. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Shangrao ranked 244th in China, while ranked 148th and 6824th 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	$18	$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$968	$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$834	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1848	$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1555	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4416	$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$2536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.73	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.76	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$5.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23098	$20642

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1743
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1567
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1645
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1544
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1630
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1619
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1553
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1575
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1581
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1678
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1618
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1563
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1568
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1533
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1484
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1517
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1539
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1426
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1536
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1536
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1511
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1596
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1631
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1570
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1650

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$643
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$655
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$644
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$677
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$713
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$620
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$811
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$741
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$678
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$538
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$725
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$708
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$667
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$694
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$700
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$720
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$787
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$744
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$728
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$671
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$647
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$789
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$831
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$664
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$687
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$707
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$581
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$755
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$898
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$613
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$735
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$699
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$669
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$697
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$675
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$587
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$696