Brussels vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$946
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$2140
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$490
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$59
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
48
😀 Quality of life
91
43
🏙️ Population
196K
15.1M

The cost of living in Brussels is 115% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 1939th and 5960th ($2030 vs $946) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Belgium and Nigeria, respectively. Check Belgium vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 121st and 7444th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Lagos

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Brussels Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$374
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$1145
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$1609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$30.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$5.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$2.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$1.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$1.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$1.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$2984

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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 Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$995
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$768
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666