Brussels vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$3492
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$1302
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$2282
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	96	90
😀 Quality of life	89	93
🏙️ Population	196K	2.33M

The cost of living in Brussels is 51% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 2354th and 4476th ($1816 vs $1202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th 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 1.9 months in Nagoya. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Nagoya ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 190th and 69th 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	$18.9	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$3.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$1728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$2452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$1499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$67.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$50.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$16142

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640

Cities near Nagoya

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Toyoake	$1020
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Nisshin	$1010
11 km or 6.9 mi	Togo	$1015
12 km or 7.2 mi	Tokai	$1016
12 km or 7.2 mi	Obu	$1013
12 km or 7.4 mi	Kiyosu	$985
12 km or 7.6 mi	Oharu	$988
13 km or 8 mi	Nagakute	$998
13 km or 8.2 mi	Miyoshi	$1016
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kanie	$997
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chita	$1005
14 km or 8.9 mi	Owariasahi	$984
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kasugai	$987
16 km or 9.8 mi	Higashiura	$1003
16 km or 10 mi	Kitanagoya	$963
16 km or 10 mi	Kariya	$1008
17 km or 10 mi	Ama	$978
18 km or 11 mi	Seto	$985
19 km or 12 mi	Aisai	$983
19 km or 12 mi	Komaki	$954
19 km or 12 mi	Iwakura	$960
20 km or 12 mi	Tsushima	$976
20 km or 12 mi	Yatomi	$988
20 km or 13 mi	Inazawa	$964
21 km or 13 mi	Agui	$995
21 km or 13 mi	Toyota	$1092
21 km or 13 mi	Chiryu	$985
21 km or 13 mi	Takahama	$990
22 km or 13 mi	Anjo	$998
23 km or 15 mi	Kuwana	$991
24 km or 15 mi	Ichinomiya	$1015
24 km or 15 mi	Oguchi	$943
24 km or 15 mi	Handa	$991
25 km or 15 mi	Konan	$951
27 km or 17 mi	Hekinan	$985
27 km or 17 mi	Fuso	$939
27 km or 17 mi	Tokoname	$990
28 km or 18 mi	Okazaki	$1010
29 km or 18 mi	Kaizu	$964
30 km or 18 mi	Taketoyo	$982