Brussels vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$1589
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$678
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	96	17
😀 Quality of life	92	44
🏙️ Population	196K	7.01M

The cost of living in Brussels is 247% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 1872nd and 7977th ($2065 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 234th 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 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Zhumadian ranked 340th in China, while ranked 99th and 7375th 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	$24.7	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$65.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$3286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$5.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$9042

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$543
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$598
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$491
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$556
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$509
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$520
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$561
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$590
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$594
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$518
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$601
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$523
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$516
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$518
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$591
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$483
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$516
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$554
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$602
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$608
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$514
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$639
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$544
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$525
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$540
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$506
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$581
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$507