Brussels vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4988
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$2046
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
96
93
😀 Quality of life
92
87
🏙️ Population
196K
2.35M

The cost of living in Brussels is 119% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1872nd and 6085th ($2065 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 Taoyuan. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 99th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Taoyuan

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Brussels Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.7
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.7
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1092
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.9
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5177
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.95
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19894
$17081

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464