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
€23.42
|
$19.59
€17.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.76
|
$11.97
€10.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.09
€4.59
|
$2.72
€2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.15
€6.45
|
$2.58
€2.32
|
|
pay 11.8% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.23
€4.72
|
$2.68
€2.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
€7.32
|
$8.38
€7.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
€6.46
|
$5.89
€5.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
€3.24
|
$4.11
€3.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
€4.33
|
$5.43
€4.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.03
|
$1.23
€1.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.11
|
$0.89
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.11
|
$1.31
€1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
€1.64
|
$1.30
€1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.86
|
$0.87
€0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.33
|
$0.83
€0.75
|
|
pay 22.7% more for transportation
Monaco
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.64
€7.78
|
$7.19
€6.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.83
€21.47
|
$53.34
€48.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,760.68
€42,137.45
|
$31,021.96
€27,954.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.58
€18.54
|
$24.16
€21.78
|
|
pay 50.0% less for housing
Monaco
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.73
€55.63
|
$57.82
€52.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,169.63
€7,361.90
|
$1,165.94
€1,050.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,497.92
€5,855.47
|
$976.56
€880.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$237.50
€214.02
|
$182.93
€164.85
|
|
pay 49.8% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,111.82
€1,903.03
|
$989.17
€891.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,184.11
€38,914.50
|
$23,148.55
€20,859.85
|
|
pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.12
€7.32
|
$5.44
€4.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
€5.11
|
$3.88
€3.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.54
€12.20
|
$9.25
€8.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$521.19
€469.66
|
$34.92
€31.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.71
|
$14.15
€12.75
|
|
pay 43.6% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Brussels
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$162.81
€146.71
|
$104.24
€93.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.34
€58.88
|
$49.59
€44.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$187.00
€168.51
|
$117.47
€105.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$632.46
€569.93
|
$144.77
€130.46
|
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