Brussels vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1958
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4780
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1120
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1989
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3047
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
84
😀 Quality of life
89
80
🏙️ Population
196K
3.03M

The cost of living in Brussels is 110% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1988th and 6052nd ($1958 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 173rd and 496th 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
$20.8
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4722
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4382
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23380
$13638

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1799
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1701
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1636
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1619
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1696
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1691
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1661
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1693
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1660
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1779
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1761
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1592
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1595
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1630
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1616
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1555
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1611
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1514
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1598
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1616
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1545
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1667
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1709
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1560
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1762

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716