Brussels vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4988
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$2046
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$664
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
68
😀 Quality of life
92
68
🏙️ Population
196K
12.6M

The cost of living in Brussels is 304% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1872nd and 8643rd ($2065 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 498th in Belgium and China, respectively. Check Belgium vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 99th and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Zhengzhou

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Brussels Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.7
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.7
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1092
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.9
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5177
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.95
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19894
$21713

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556