Brussels vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brussels	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4554	$1242
🏠 One person rent	$1085	$213
🏘️ Family rent	$1927	$407
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$195
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3070	$356
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	21
😀 Quality of life	89	29
🏙️ Population	189K	1.02M

The cost of living in Brussels is 273% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 2147th and 8495th ($1869 vs $501) 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 148th and 8457th 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	$18	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$1.76
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$968	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$834	$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1848	$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1555	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	10.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4416	$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$5.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.73	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.76	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$56
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$81.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23098	$2816

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1743
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1567
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1645
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1544
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1630
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1619
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1553
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1575
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1581
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1678
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1618
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1563
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1568
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1533
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1484
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1517
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1539
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1426
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1536
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1536
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1511
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1596
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1631
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1570
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1650

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$470
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$689
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$689
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$468
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$977
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$972
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$469
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$751
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$971
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$989
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1024
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$975
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$897
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$968
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$888
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$923
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$976
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$472
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$916
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$892
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1114
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$778
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$479
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$874
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$799
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$471
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1049
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$471
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$470
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$471
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$556
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$459
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$486