Brussels vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1958
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4780
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$1120
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$1989
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3047
$4007
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
96
100
😀 Quality of life
89
88
🏙️ Population
196K
7.41M

The cost of living in Brussels is 29% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 1988th and 379th ($1958 vs $2753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 173rd and 205th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Hong Kong

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Brussels Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.8
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$7.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4722
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4382
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23380
$22381

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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 Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623