Brussels vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4988
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$2046
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
95
😀 Quality of life
92
77
🏙️ Population
196K
17.5M

The cost of living in Brussels is 120% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1872nd and 6106th ($2065 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Belgium and China, respectively. Check Belgium vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 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 99th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Shenzhen

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Brussels Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.7
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.7
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1092
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.9
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5177
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.95
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19894
$22916

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1894
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1886
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1910
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1838
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1877
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1851
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1834
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1785
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1864
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1809
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1890
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1920
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1706
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1702
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1796
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1692
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1734
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1763
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1766
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1734
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1887
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1849
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1742
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1857

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638