Brussels vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1816
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4478
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$1024
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1880
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.5
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2931
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
96
95
😀 Quality of life
89
86
🏙️ Population
196K
2.6M

The cost of living in Brussels is 54% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2354th and 4534th ($1816 vs $1181) 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 190th and 339th 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
$18.9
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.1
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$973
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$770
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1932
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1489
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.61%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4675
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.62
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.6
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.5
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$975
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19505
$19749

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1685
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1626
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1556
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1615
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1594
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1541
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1607
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1585
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1536
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1599
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1560
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1663
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1683
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1446
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1492
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1537
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1523
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1461
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1488
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1530
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1362
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1509
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1520
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1475
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1578
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1613
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1488
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1640

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581