Brussels vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1958
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4780
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$1120
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1989
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3047
$714
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
78
😀 Quality of life
89
66
🏙️ Population
196K
12.6M

The cost of living in Brussels is 275% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1988th and 8506th ($1958 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 Zhengzhou. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 173rd and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brussels Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.8
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4722
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4382
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23380
$19861

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619