Brussels vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$1093
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	74
😀 Quality of life	91	58
🏙️ Population	196K	9.07M

The cost of living in Brussels is 232% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1939th and 7878th ($2030 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 221st 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 1.8 months in Shenyang. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 121st and 6059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Shenyang

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	Brussels	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$22712

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$499
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$537
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$567
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$549
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$474
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$519
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$457
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$512
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$578
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$528
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$526
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$540
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$559
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$539
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$573
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$550
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$549
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$541
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$603
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$582
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$579
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$540
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$572
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$529
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$555
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$615
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$551
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1550
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$593
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$619
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$607
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1556
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1544
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$532