Brussels vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4988
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$2046
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
96
94
😀 Quality of life
92
89
🏙️ Population
196K
2.44M

The cost of living in Brussels is 64% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1872nd and 4661st ($2065 vs $1257) 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 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 99th and 266th 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
$24.7
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.7
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1092
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.9
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5177
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.95
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19894
$18442

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602