Brussels vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
96
67
😀 Quality of life
91
59
🏙️ Population
196K
5.55M

The cost of living in Brussels is 151% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 1939th and 6736th ($2030 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Kenya, respectively. Check Belgium vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 121st and 6034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Nairobi

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Brussels Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$10471

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795