Brussels vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$1725
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$269
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$739
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	96	19
😀 Quality of life	89	38
🏙️ Population	196K	7.01M

The cost of living in Brussels is 197% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 1988th and 7219th ($1958 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 153rd 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 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Zhumadian ranked 307th in China, while ranked 173rd and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Zhumadian

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	Brussels	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$21.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$72.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$3395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$1906
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$5.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$9322

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$587
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$612
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$599
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$683
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$610
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$619
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$655
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$568
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$571
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$614
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$647
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$650
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$559
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$673
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$555
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$541
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$614
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$542
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$647
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$622
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$623
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$531
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$599
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$535
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$775
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$659
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$521
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$681
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$594
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$626
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$606
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$511
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$599
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$633
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$525