Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 4.0 times more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 44.7% more for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Brussels
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD2,000.19
|
$19.59
€17.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD2,000.19
|
$11.97
€10.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD340.03
|
$2.72
€2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD500.05
|
$2.58
€2.32
|
|
pay 11.1% less for groceries
Monrovia
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD312.35
|
$2.68
€2.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,181.19
|
$8.38
€7.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,142.38
|
$5.89
€5.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD787.07
|
$4.11
€3.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD818.01
|
$5.43
€4.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD190.74
|
$1.23
€1.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD665.78
|
$0.89
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD854.37
|
$1.31
€1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD836.16
|
$1.30
€1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD206.00
|
$0.87
€0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD800.08
|
$0.83
€0.75
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD843.11
|
$7.19
€6.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$53.34
€48.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD1,014,070.63
|
$31,021.96
€27,954.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,538.63
|
$24.16
€21.78
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Monrovia
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,651.75
|
$57.82
€52.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD133,345.96
|
$1,165.94
€1,050.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD18,001.70
|
$976.56
€880.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD41,695.36
|
$182.93
€164.85
|
|
pay 14.4 times more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,867.55
|
$989.17
€891.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD300,028.40
|
$23,148.55
€20,859.85
|
|
pay 43.6% more for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD500.05
|
$5.44
€4.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD625.06
|
$3.88
€3.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD1,000.09
|
$9.25
€8.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD15,251.44
|
$34.92
€31.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,950.14
|
$14.15
€12.75
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,682.83
|
$104.24
€93.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,750.64
|
$49.59
€44.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD11,251.07
|
$117.47
€105.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,751.30
|
$144.77
€130.46
|
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