Brussels vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1958
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4780
$3605
🏠 One person rent
$1120
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$1989
$1385
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$398
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3047
$2483
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
96
91
😀 Quality of life
89
93
🏙️ Population
196K
2.33M

The cost of living in Brussels is 57% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 1988th and 4466th ($1958 vs $1248) 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 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 2 months in Nagoya. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Nagoya ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 173rd and 65th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Nagoya

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Brussels Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.8
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$3.48
 Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$1099
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4722
$2567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4382
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$25.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$4.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$50
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$611
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23380
$12650

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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 Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1048
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$1036
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$1052
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$1049
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$1020
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$1026
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$1034
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$1029
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$1028
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$1040
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$1027
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$1057
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$1042
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$997
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$1046
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$1006
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$1023
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$1016
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$1006
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$990
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$1005
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$1020
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$993
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$1033
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$1033
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$1034
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$1054
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$1025
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$1039
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$979
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$1031
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$972
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$1029
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$967
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$1028
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1091
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$991
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$1027