Brussels vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$1226
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$654
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$114
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$74.4
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
46
😀 Quality of life
89
38
🏙️ Population
189K
15.1M

The cost of living in Brussels is 317% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 2147th and 8781st ($1869 vs $448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.2 months in Lagos. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 148th and 7384th 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
$18
$1.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$2.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$0.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$7.36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$11.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
18.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$5.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$0.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$1.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$1.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$2.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$2.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$0.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$3.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$9.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$31.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$39.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$718

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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

Cities near Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$826
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443