Abuja vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$4554
🏠 One person rent
$165
$1085
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$1927
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$3070
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
37
96
😀 Quality of life
21
89
🏙️ Population
1.57M
189K

The cost of living in Abuja is 85% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 9247th and 2147th ($288 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Nigeria and Belgium, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 1.6 months in Brussels. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 8926th and 148th 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
$1.42
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$0.74
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$968
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$1848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$1555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$4416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$3736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$8.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$978
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$23098

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$313
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650