Brussels vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1958
$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4780
$1810
🏠 One person rent
$1120
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$1989
$556
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3047
$565
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
16
😀 Quality of life
89
40
🏙️ Population
196K
2.19M

The cost of living in Brussels is 175% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 1988th and 6859th ($1958 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Togo, respectively. Check Belgium vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.8 months in Lome. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 173rd and 6954th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Lome

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Brussels Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.8
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$7.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$4.14
$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$93.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$88.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$54.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
7.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4722
$1221
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4382
$448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$3.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$8.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$32.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23380
$4929

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1799
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1701
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1636
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1619
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1696
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1691
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1661
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1693
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1660
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1779
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1761
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1592
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1595
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1630
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1616
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1555
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1611
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1514
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1598
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1616
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1545
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1667
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1709
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1560
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1762

Cities near Lome

Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$345
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$656
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$755
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$570
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$617
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$368
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$546
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$655
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$710
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$585
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$747
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1133
253 km or 157 mi Save
$644
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1019
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$652
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$652
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$412
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$546
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$759
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$699
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$656
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$774
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$704
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$526
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$635
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$537
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$658
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$886
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1015
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1164
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1012
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$1036
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1011
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$846
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1686
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$651