Brussels vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$1302
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$395
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	21
😀 Quality of life	89	42
🏙️ Population	196K	1.02M

The cost of living in Brussels is 271% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 1988th and 8461st ($1958 vs $528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Liberia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 173rd and 6736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Monrovia

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	Brussels	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$1594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$84.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$2993

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$494
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1146
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1138
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$494
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$983
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$494
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1213
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$974
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$994
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1030
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$979
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$972
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1034
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1071
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1047
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$496
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1011
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1012
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1164
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$574
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$866
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$503
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1015
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$497
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1039
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$495
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$498
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$496
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$569
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$546
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$520