Brussels vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1958
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4780
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$1120
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1989
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3047
$690
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
96
17
😀 Quality of life
89
37
🏙️ Population
196K
9.03M

The cost of living in Brussels is 227% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 1988th and 7790th ($1958 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 315th 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 173rd and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brussels Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.8
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4722
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4382
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23380
$15431

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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 Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528