Brussels vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$1519
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$675
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	96	19
😀 Quality of life	91	44
🏙️ Population	196K	7.01M

The cost of living in Brussels is 250% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 1913th and 7987th ($2028 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd in Belgium and China, respectively. Check Belgium vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Zhumadian ranked 315th in China, while ranked 165th and 7223rd 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	$25.6	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$7830

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$582
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$583
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$507
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$581
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$517
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$523
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$552
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$522
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$595
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$525
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$518
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$553
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$517
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$579
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$478
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$513
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$542
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$598
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$592
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$510
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$629
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$535
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$585
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$513
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$503
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$570
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$506