Brussels vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4988
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$2046
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$776
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
96
21
😀 Quality of life
92
46
🏙️ Population
196K
6.56M

The cost of living in Brussels is 244% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1872nd and 7929th ($2065 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 213th in Belgium and China, respectively. Check Belgium vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 99th and 7123rd 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
$24.7
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.7
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1092
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.9
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5177
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.95
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19894
$11939

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1894
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1886
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1910
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1838
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1877
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1851
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1834
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1785
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1864
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1809
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1890
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1920
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1706
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1702
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1796
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1692
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1734
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1763
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1766
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1734
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1887
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1849
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1742
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1857

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615