Brussels vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$3636
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$1573
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$348
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$2123
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
96
91
😀 Quality of life
89
92
🏙️ Population
189K
2.33M

The cost of living in Brussels is 56% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 2147th and 4446th ($1869 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th 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 1.8 months in Nagoya. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Nagoya ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 148th and 73rd 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
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$2.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$1878
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$3105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$1803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$66.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$41.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$13366

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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 Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$999
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$996
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$982
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$999
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$994
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$966
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$973
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$982
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$976
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$979
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$991
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$981
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$1011
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$987
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$943
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$990
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$947
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$971
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$957
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$949
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$933
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$947
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$959
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$935
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$977
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1004
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$965
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$975
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$992
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$960
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$978
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$923
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$972
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$914
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$967
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$911
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$967
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1021
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$929
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$966