Brussels vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	85
😀 Quality of life	91	71
🏙️ Population	196K	9.07M

The cost of living in Brussels is 266% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1913th and 8245th ($2028 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 341st in Belgium and China, respectively. Check Belgium vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 165th and 3667th 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	$25.6	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$24707

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501