Brussels vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
85
😀 Quality of life
91
87
🏙️ Population
196K
2.87M

The cost of living in Brussels is 116% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1939th and 5994th ($2030 vs $942) 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 121st and 351st 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
$21.2
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$17517

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684