Brussels vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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