Brussels vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$2533
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$736
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$2124
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
91
😀 Quality of life
91
89
🏙️ Population
196K
1.23M

The cost of living in Brussels is 106% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 1939th and 5675th ($2030 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 44th in Belgium and South Korea, respectively. Check Belgium vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 2.2 months in Suwon. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Suwon ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 121st and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Suwon

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Brussels Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$6.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$99.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
6.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$10704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$6412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$70.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$65.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$14818

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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 Suwon

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Uiwang
$1022
11 km or 6.6 mi Gunpo
$1053
14 km or 8.7 mi Anyang
$943
16 km or 10 mi Gwacheon
$1031
17 km or 10 mi Osan
$1019
17 km or 11 mi Ansan
$1001
17 km or 11 mi Siheung
$1313
18 km or 11 mi Yongin
$1061
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1455
24 km or 15 mi Hwaseong
$1045
25 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1029
26 km or 16 mi Gwangju
$1179
31 km or 19 mi Bucheon
$1090
33 km or 21 mi Seoul
$1296
33 km or 21 mi Pyeongtaek
$1048
33 km or 21 mi Hanam
$1152
36 km or 23 mi Guri
$1089
38 km or 23 mi Incheon
$1032
38 km or 24 mi Icheon
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Anseong
$1016
43 km or 27 mi Namyangju
$1094
44 km or 27 mi Goyang
$1052
46 km or 28 mi Gimpo
$1040
52 km or 32 mi Uijeongbu
$868
55 km or 34 mi Cheonan
$1128
55 km or 34 mi Dangjin
$952
56 km or 35 mi Yeoju
$1033
56 km or 35 mi Yangju
$894
63 km or 39 mi Paju
$1010
70 km or 43 mi Pocheon
$982
70 km or 43 mi Dongducheon
$977
75 km or 46 mi Seosan
$917
81 km or 50 mi Wonju
$1062
84 km or 52 mi Cheongju
$865
86 km or 53 mi Kaesong
$1557
89 km or 55 mi Chungju
$852
91 km or 57 mi Chuncheon
$819
92 km or 57 mi Sejong
$971
93 km or 58 mi Gongju
$1009
104 km or 65 mi Asan
$997