Brussels vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1816
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4478
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$1024
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1880
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.5
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2931
$1355
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
84
😀 Quality of life
89
81
🏙️ Population
196K
3.03M

The cost of living in Brussels is 103% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2354th and 6071st ($1816 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Belgium and Taiwan, respectively. Check Belgium vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 190th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Taichung

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Brussels Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.1
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$973
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$770
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1932
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1489
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.61%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4675
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.62
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.6
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.5
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$975
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19505
$18658

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1685
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1626
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1556
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1615
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1594
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1541
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1607
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1585
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1536
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1599
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1560
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1663
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1683
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1446
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1492
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1537
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1523
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1461
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1488
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1530
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1362
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1509
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1520
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1475
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1578
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1613
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1488
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1640

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671