Brussels vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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