Brussels vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$827
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	96	21
😀 Quality of life	91	46
🏙️ Population	196K	6.56M

The cost of living in Brussels is 236% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1939th and 7943rd ($2030 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 121st and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Shaoyang

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	Brussels	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$13867

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619