Abuja vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$2030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$4894
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$1166
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$1999
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$628
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$3313
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
39
96
😀 Quality of life
23
91
🏙️ Population
1.69M
196K

The cost of living in Abuja is 32% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 4364th and 1939th ($1375 vs $2030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nigeria and Belgium, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0 months in Abuja compared to 1.6 months in Brussels. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 9006th and 121st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Brussels

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Abuja Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.62
$21.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$80
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$13.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$5.64
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$3.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$1112
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$903
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$2002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$52.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$5037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$4002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$3.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$1423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$19621

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$692
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$323
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$760
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$517
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$564
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$672
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$531
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$693
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$488
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$518
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$795
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$491
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$575
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$516
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$670
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$627
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$773
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1364
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$639
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$658
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$503
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$786
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$591
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$699
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$373
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$559
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1118
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$995
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$372
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$759
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$946
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$821
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1119
562 km or 349 mi Save
$654
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$476
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1272
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1156

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