Brussels vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$1162
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
81
😀 Quality of life
91
74
🏙️ Population
196K
13.9M

The cost of living in Brussels is 198% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1939th and 7400th ($2030 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 83rd 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 1.7 months in Tianjin. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 121st and 2024th 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
$21.2
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$16559

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546