Brussels vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2028
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4874
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$1133
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$1958
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.4
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3458
$969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
91
78
🏙️ Population
196K
17.5M

The cost of living in Brussels is 131% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1913th and 6334th ($2028 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 165th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brussels Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.6
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.38
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1090
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$879
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1983
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1587
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.3
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.23%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4704
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3801
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.93
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.9
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.66
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.57
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.21
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.07
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1055
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22658
$22402

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634