Brussels vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4988
$1325
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$2046
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$705
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
96
58
😀 Quality of life
92
68
🏙️ Population
196K
10.6M

The cost of living in Brussels is 319% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 1872nd and 8757th ($2065 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 1.4 months in Shijiazhuang. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Shijiazhuang ranked 38th in China, while ranked 99th and 4718th 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
$24.7
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.7
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1092
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.9
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5177
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.95
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19894
$5006

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$519
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$524
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$521
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$525
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$558
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$528
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$550
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$512
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$562
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$568
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$508
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$466
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$468
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$542
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$562
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$540
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$572
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$545
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$567
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$492
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$518
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$555
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$645
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$646
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$523
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$734
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$621
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$505
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$540
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$531
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$610
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$666
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$584
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$659
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$630
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$770
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716