Brussels vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2028
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4874
$1354
🏠 One person rent
$1133
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$1958
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.4
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3458
$608
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
96
70
😀 Quality of life
91
65
🏙️ Population
196K
10.6M

The cost of living in Brussels is 302% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 1913th and 8645th ($2028 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 489th 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Shijiazhuang ranked 42nd in China, while ranked 165th and 5294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brussels Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.6
$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.38
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1090
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$879
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1983
$361
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1587
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.3
$6.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.23%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4704
$2373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3801
$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.93
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.9
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.66
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.57
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.21
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.07
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1055
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22658
$4870

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$535
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$527
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$523
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$574
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$533
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$548
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$505
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$550
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$572
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$499
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$454
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$456
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$544
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$558
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$543
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$565
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$552
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$553
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$480
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$495
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$546
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$634
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$634
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$502
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$724
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$638
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$516
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$544
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$534
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$654
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$580
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$689
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$619
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$748
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$707