Brussels vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$1041
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
90
😀 Quality of life
89
73
🏙️ Population
189K
13.9M

The cost of living in Brussels is 172% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 2147th and 6886th ($1869 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 104th in Belgium and China, respectively. Check Belgium vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 148th and 1662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Tianjin

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Brussels Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$3.91
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$3.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$16123

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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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600