Brussels vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$608
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
96
71
😀 Quality of life
89
63
🏙️ Population
189K
10.6M

The cost of living in Brussels is 284% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 2147th and 8597th ($1869 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 537th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Shijiazhuang ranked 31st in China, while ranked 148th and 4919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Shijiazhuang

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Brussels Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$3.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$4869

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733