Brussels vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$1351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
96
65
😀 Quality of life
91
74
🏙️ Population
196K
12.7M

The cost of living in Brussels is 154% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1939th and 6776th ($2030 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 121st and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Suzhou

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Brussels Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$20341

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635