Brussels vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1816
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4478
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$1024
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1880
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.5
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2931
$1050
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
96
93
😀 Quality of life
89
83
🏙️ Population
196K
2.33M

The cost of living in Brussels is 107% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2354th and 6171st ($1816 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 190th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brussels Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.1
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$973
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$770
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1932
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1489
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.61%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4675
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.62
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.6
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.5
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$975
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19505
$18619

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443