Brussels vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$1612
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$215
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$752
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	96	17
😀 Quality of life	91	44
🏙️ Population	196K	7.01M

The cost of living in Brussels is 239% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 1939th and 7983rd ($2030 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 263rd 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 1.3 months in Zhumadian. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Zhumadian ranked 338th in China, while ranked 121st and 7353rd 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	$21.2	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$36.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$3276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$5.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$8478

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$521
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$519
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$487
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$567
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$575
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$504
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$516
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$562
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$589
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$593
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$514
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$613
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$529
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$520
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$522
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$595
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$575
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$457
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$520
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$556
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$612
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$610
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$524
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$643
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$545
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$540
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$541
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$573
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$513
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$588
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$513