Brussels vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1958
$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4780
$1733
🏠 One person rent
$1120
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$1989
$401
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3047
$739
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
85
😀 Quality of life
89
68
🏙️ Population
196K
9.07M

The cost of living in Brussels is 281% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1988th and 8584th ($1958 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 526th 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 1.4 months in Shenyang. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 173rd and 3326th 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
$20.8
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$1.01
 Cappuccino
$4.14
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4722
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4382
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$3.53
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23380
$25284

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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 Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$474
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$506
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$517
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$523
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$524
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$520
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$527
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$528
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$531
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$548
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$564
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$547
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$527
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$560
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$541
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$565
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$538
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$582
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$524
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$529
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$543
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$625
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1568
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$479
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$583
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$554
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$548
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$605
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$512
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$534
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$633
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$531
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1547
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$627
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$667
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$601
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1562
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1555
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$511