Brussels vs Monaco City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Monaco City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$7483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$9886
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$6445
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$5999
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$763
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$9172
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	96	21
😀 Quality of life	91	66
🏙️ Population	196K	38.9K

The cost of living in Brussels is 73% less expensive than in Monaco City. Cities ranked 1939th and 1st ($2030 vs $7483) 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 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.2 months in Monaco City. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Monaco City ranked 2nd in Monaco, while ranked 121st and 5012th 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	$21.2	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$8.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$5.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$6949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$6027
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$6797
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$5389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$270
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	3.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$74781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$57868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$3.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$17.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$3.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$17.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$11.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$5.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$84.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$44.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$108
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$2267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$46388

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834

Cities near Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$4967
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1568
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1901
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1604
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1863
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1541
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$2002
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1469
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1264
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1386
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1578
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1488
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1530
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1613
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1320
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1659
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1853
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1335
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1759
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1429
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1563
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1320
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1827
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1565
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1542
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1226
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1560
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1725
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1501
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1479
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1271
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1673
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1467
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1674
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1803
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1556
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1669
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1352
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1716