Brussels vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1958
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4780
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$1120
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$1989
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3047
$1012
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
90
😀 Quality of life
89
71
🏙️ Population
196K
13.9M

The cost of living in Brussels is 176% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1988th and 6862nd ($1958 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 173rd and 2285th 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
$20.8
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$4.14
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4722
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4382
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$4.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23380
$16590

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1799
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1701
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1636
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1619
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1696
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1691
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1661
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1693
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1660
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1779
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1761
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1592
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1595
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1630
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1616
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1555
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1611
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1514
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1598
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1616
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1545
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1667
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1709
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1560
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1762

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618