Brussels vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$1798
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$331
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$839
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	21
😀 Quality of life	89	40
🏙️ Population	196K	6.71M

The cost of living in Brussels is 107% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 1988th and 5996th ($1958 vs $947) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Yancheng ranked 240th in China, while ranked 173rd and 6953rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Yancheng

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	Brussels	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$2559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$1978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$0.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$0.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$2.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$20047

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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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$699
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$698
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$648
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$705
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$676
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$673
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$674
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$650
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$645
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$629
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$665
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$617
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$674
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$588
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$630
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$685
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$620
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$729
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$656
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$651
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$661
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$774
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$608
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$718
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$686
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$623
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$612
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$738
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$702
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$690
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$610
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$706
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$1020
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$749
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$585
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$524
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1028