Brussels vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$2040
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$801
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
18
😀 Quality of life
91
46
🏙️ Population
196K
6.49M

The cost of living in Brussels is 197% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 1939th and 7385th ($2030 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 Shangrao. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 121st and 7068th 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
$21.2
$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$25646

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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 Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$596
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$617
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$603
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$628
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$435
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$646
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$603
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$611
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$686
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$689
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$542
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$696
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$615
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$551
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$640
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$672
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$652
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$661
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$774
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$717
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$653
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$587
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$618
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$684
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$899
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$679
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$612
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$667
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$592
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$670
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$677
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$671
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$632
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$687
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$680
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$658
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$691
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$673
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$610
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$628