Brussels vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$1621
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$75.2
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
37
😀 Quality of life
91
26
🏙️ Population
196K
1.48M

The cost of living in Brussels is 155% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 1939th and 6787th ($2030 vs $795) 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 0.1 months in Onitsha. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Onitsha ranked 5th in Nigeria, while ranked 121st and 8900th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Onitsha

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Brussels Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$2.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$4.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$1.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$2.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$78
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$9.45
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$14.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$1896

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$693
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1364
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$564
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$773
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$627
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$591
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$786
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$559
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$531
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$488
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$373
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$670
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$575
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1375
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$821
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$658
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1272
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$627
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$518
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$738
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$639
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$699
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$946
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$692
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$995
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1156
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$759
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$768
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$760
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$830
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$323
518 km or 322 mi Save
$654
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$596
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$517
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$672
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1209
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$666
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$759
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$657