Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 4.9 times more expensive than Moroni.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Moroni, you would:
pay 12.0 times more for restaurants
Moroni
|
Brussels
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.09
KMF493
|
$19.59
€18.01
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$11.97
€11.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$2.72
€2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
KMF197
|
$2.58
€2.37
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Moroni
|
Brussels
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
KMF174
|
$2.68
€2.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.38
€7.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.62
KMF8,431
|
$5.89
€5.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.40
KMF1,994
|
$4.11
€3.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.09
KMF492
|
$5.43
€4.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
KMF1,006
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
KMF98
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
KMF112
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
KMF450
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KMF451
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
KMF393
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
Moroni
|
Brussels
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$53.34
€49.02
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,021.96
€28,513.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$24.16
€22.21
|
pay 50.2% more for housing
Moroni
|
Brussels
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.68
KMF32,453
|
$57.82
€53.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,165.94
€1,071.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$976.56
€897.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.24
KMF37,684
|
$182.93
€168.14
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Moroni
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$989.17
€909.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$23,148.55
€21,276.99
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Moroni
|
Brussels
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$5.44
€5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$3.88
€3.57
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
KMF739
|
$9.25
€8.50
|
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Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.44
KMF15,137
|
$34.92
€32.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$14.15
€13.01
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
Moroni
|
Brussels
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$104.24
€95.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$49.59
€45.58
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$117.47
€107.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$144.77
€133.06
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