Brussels vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$765
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$109
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
36
😀 Quality of life
89
17
🏙️ Population
189K
1.48M

The cost of living in Brussels is 429% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 2147th and 9080th ($1869 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Belgium and Nigeria, respectively. Check Belgium vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 148th and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brussels Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$704

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617