Brussels vs Monaco City - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Brussels | Monaco City | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Brussels is 78% less expensive than in Monaco City. Cities ranked 1913th and 1st ($2028 vs $9122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Monaco, respectively. Check Belgium vs Monaco comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 0.9 months in Monaco City. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Monaco City ranked 2nd in Monaco, while ranked 165th and 738th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Brussels vs Monaco City
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| Brussels | Monaco City | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Brussels
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 3.2 km or 2 mi |  Schaerbeek | |
| 3.3 km or 2.1 mi | Saint-Gilles | |
| 4 km or 2.5 mi | Anderlecht | |
| 4.2 km or 2.6 mi | Forest | |
| 4.5 km or 2.8 mi | Woluwe-Saint-Lambert | |
| 6.2 km or 3.8 mi | Watermael-Boitsfort | |
| 7.3 km or 4.6 mi | Dilbeek | |
| 10 km or 6.3 mi | Sint-Pieters-Leeuw | |
| 10 km or 6.4 mi | Vilvoorde | |
| 11 km or 6.8 mi | Tervuren | |
| 15 km or 9 mi | Overijse | |
| 15 km or 9.1 mi | Waterloo | |
| 15 km or 9.1 mi | Halle | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Zemst | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Braine-l'Alleud | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Rixensart | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Mechelen | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Tubize | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Wavre | |
| 23 km or 15 mi | Herent | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Ninove | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Aalst | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Leuven | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Dendermonde | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Nivelles | |
| 31 km or 20 mi | Braine-le-Comte | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Lier | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Geraardsbergen | |
| 36 km or 23 mi | Heist-op-den-Berg | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Mortsel | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Aarschot | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Soignies | |
| 38 km or 23 mi | Zottegem | |
| 38 km or 24 mi | Lokeren | |
| 38 km or 24 mi | Sint-Niklaas | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Gembloux | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Beveren | |
| 41 km or 26 mi | Tienen | |
| 41 km or 26 mi | Antwerp |
Cities near Monaco City
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 0.9 km or 0.6 mi |  Monte Carlo | |
| 8.1 km or 5 mi |  Menton | |
| 12 km or 7.7 mi | Nice | |
| 17 km or 10 mi |  Ventimiglia | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Antibes | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Sanremo | |
| 38 km or 23 mi | Cannes | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Imperia | |
| 73 km or 45 mi | Cuneo | |
| 79 km or 49 mi | Mondovi | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Savona | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Manosque | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Toulon | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Genoa | |
| 144 km or 90 mi | Asti | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Turin | |
| 160 km or 100 mi | Aix-en-Provence | |
| 162 km or 101 mi | Alessandria | |
| 172 km or 107 mi | Marseille | |
| 173 km or 108 mi | Tortona | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Voghera | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Vercelli | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Miramas | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | La Spezia | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Bastia | |
| 210 km or 130 mi | Biella | |
| 210 km or 131 mi | Grenoble | |
| 210 km or 131 mi | Vigevano | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Avignon | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Pavia | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Novara | |
| 218 km or 136 mi | Carrara | |
| 223 km or 139 mi | Aosta | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Viareggio | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Ajaccio | |
| 231 km or 143 mi | Buccinasco | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Piacenza | |
| 234 km or 146 mi | Livorno | |
| 236 km or 146 mi | Chambery | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Busto Arsizio |