Brussels vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$1387
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$339
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$800
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
96
58
😀 Quality of life
91
68
🏙️ Population
196K
10.6M

The cost of living in Brussels is 290% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 1939th and 8567th ($2030 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 492nd 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 1.5 months in Shijiazhuang. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Shijiazhuang ranked 36th in China, while ranked 121st and 4412th 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
$21.2
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$53
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$6.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$1671
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$3.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$35
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$5149

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$541
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$541
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$541
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$539
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$556
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$541
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$567
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$525
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$579
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$574
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$522
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$480
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$480
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$550
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$576
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$549
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$556
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$580
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$549
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$511
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$539
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$574
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$666
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$666
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$538
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$764
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$623
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$508
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$549
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$538
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$629
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$684
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$599
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$637
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$645
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$789
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$740