Brussels vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Brussels Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4988
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$477
🏘️ Family rent
$2046
$822
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$1887
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
96
92
😀 Quality of life
92
91
🏙️ Population
196K
2.33M

The cost of living in Brussels is 73% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 1872nd and 4785th ($2065 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th in Belgium and Japan, respectively. Check Belgium vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.6 months in Nagoya. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Nagoya ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 99th and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Brussels vs Nagoya

Prices for goods and services in Brussels and Nagoya are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Brussels Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.7
$6.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.7
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1092
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$890
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.9
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
2.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5177
$2013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$1226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.95
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$5.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$6.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$51.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19894
$12599

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1894
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1886
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1910
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1838
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1877
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1851
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1834
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1785
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1864
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1809
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1890
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1920
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1706
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1702
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1796
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1692
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1734
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1763
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1766
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1734
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1887
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1849
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1742
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1857

Cities near Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1002
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$997
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$983
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$998
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$996
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$978
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$981
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$972
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$967
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$991
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$989
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$959
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$986
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$978
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$945
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$979
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$966
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$957
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$971
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$934
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$929
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$962
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$974
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$939
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$971
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$990
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$953
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$956
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$962
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$975
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$953
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$907
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$962
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$901
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$949
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$905
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$968
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$977
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$944
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$960