Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 28.5% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 31.1% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Brussels
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.99
€24.11
|
$19.59
€18.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.09
€4.72
|
$2.72
€2.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.15
€6.64
|
$2.58
€2.39
|
|
pay 11.8% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.23
€4.86
|
$2.68
€2.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
€7.54
|
$8.38
€7.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
€6.66
|
$5.89
€5.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
$4.11
€3.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
€4.46
|
$5.43
€5.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$1.23
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.37
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 22.7% more for transportation
Monaco
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.64
€8.01
|
$7.19
€6.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.83
€22.10
|
$53.34
€49.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,760.68
€43,382.22
|
$31,021.96
€28,780.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.58
€19.09
|
$24.16
€22.42
|
|
pay 50.0% less for housing
Monaco
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.73
€57.27
|
$57.82
€53.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,169.63
€7,579.38
|
$1,165.94
€1,081.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,497.92
€6,028.45
|
$976.56
€906.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$237.50
€220.34
|
$182.93
€169.72
|
|
pay 49.8% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,111.82
€1,959.25
|
$989.17
€917.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,184.11
€40,064.06
|
$23,148.55
€21,476.07
|
|
pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.12
€7.54
|
$5.44
€5.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
€5.26
|
$3.88
€3.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.54
€12.56
|
$9.25
€8.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$521.19
€483.53
|
$34.92
€32.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$14.15
€13.13
|
|
pay 43.6% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Brussels
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$162.81
€151.05
|
$104.24
€96.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.34
€60.62
|
$49.59
€46.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$187.00
€173.49
|
$117.47
€108.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$632.46
€586.77
|
$144.77
€134.31
|
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