Brussels vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$1657
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
96
95
😀 Quality of life
89
87
🏙️ Population
189K
2.6M

The cost of living in Brussels is 60% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2147th and 4516th ($1869 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 148th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Taipei

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Brussels Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$19102

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589