Belgium vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1528
$865
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3592
$2279
🏠 One person rent
$807
$475
🏘️ Family rent
$1313
$1184
🍽️ Food expenses
$523
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.3
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2610
$139
💸 GDP per capita
$54701
$1597
😃 Human freedom index
8.47
5.61
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
53.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
26
🌐 English speaking %
59%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
96
61
😀 Quality of life
87
10
🏙️ Population
11.6M
211M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1528) is 77% more expensive than in Nigeria ($865). Belgium ranked 29th vs 107th for Nigeria in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Belgium compared to 0.2 months in Nigeria. Ranked 19th and 189th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgium vs Nigeria

We calculate prices for Belgium and Nigeria as a population-weighted mean of 91 and 33 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Belgium Nigeria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.5
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$0.86
 Cappuccino
$3.51
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$727
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$1646
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1036
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$32.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.8
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
17.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3895
$1306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3182
$1105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.7
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.72
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.21
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$4.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.21
$4.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.47
$1.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$1.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$1.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.3
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$57.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$622
$84.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14161
$1810

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1640
529K
Ghent
$1559
265K
Brussels
$1816
196K
Liege
$1399
195K
Charleroi
$1368
204K
Schaerbeek
$1651
133K
Anderlecht
$1667
121K
Leuven
$1683
101K
Mouscron
$1351
58.2K
Bruges
$1514
119K
Mons
$1391
95.3K
Namur
$1350
114K
Aalst
$1663
88.9K
Ostend
$1314
71.6K
La Louviere
$1503
81K
Tournai
$1545
69.6K
Kortrijk
$1342
77.7K
Hasselt
$1432
77.7K
Mechelen
$1541
86.9K
Braine-l'Alleud
$1615
39.8K
Seraing
$1393
64.3K
Sint-Niklaas
$1514
80.2K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
57.7K
Vilvoorde
$1539
44K
Forest
$1692
56.6K
Roeselare
$1327
64.5K
Dendermonde
$1446
45.7K
Genk
$1422
66.1K
Saint-Gilles
$1663
49.7K
Verviers
$1182
55.2K

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$1113
15.1M
Kano
$553
4.35M
Abuja
$1502
1.69M
Ibadan
$776
2.55M
Port Harcourt
$679
3.33M
Benin
$558
1.78M
Onitsha
$972
1.48M
Maiduguri
$609
1.2M
Akure
$634
848K
Kaduna
$371
760K
Enugu
$462
1.03M
Ilorin
$535
848K
Bauchi
$759
694K
Ife
$779
502K
Owerri
$1611
908K
Aba
$621
1.16M
Abeokuta
$1030
889K
Jos
$820
623K
Gusau
$587
383K
Zaria
$526
408K
Ado Ekiti
$666
447K
Minna
$743
322K
Katsina
$579
318K
Sokoto
$426
428K
Oyo
$677
387K
Calabar
$384
371K
Owo
$651
222K
Awka
$805
302K
Umuahia
$883
359K
Warri
$881
363K