Brussels vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1958
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4780
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$1120
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1989
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3047
$727
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
96
24
😀 Quality of life
89
39
🏙️ Population
196K
6.56M

The cost of living in Brussels is 220% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1988th and 7649th ($1958 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd 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 Shaoyang. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 173rd and 7013th 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
$20.8
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$1.15
 Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4722
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4382
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23380
$10066

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610