Brussels vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4988
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$2046
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
85
😀 Quality of life
92
86
🏙️ Population
196K
2.87M

The cost of living in Brussels is 116% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1872nd and 5984th ($2065 vs $957) 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 1.8 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 99th and 409th 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
$24.7
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.7
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1092
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.9
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5177
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.95
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19894
$17495

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1894
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1886
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1910
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1838
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1877
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1851
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1834
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1785
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1864
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1809
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1890
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1920
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1706
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1702
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1796
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1692
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1734
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1763
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1766
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1734
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1887
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1849
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1742
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1857

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665