Brussels vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$518
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$1257
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$47.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$123
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	24
😀 Quality of life	91	28
🏙️ Population	196K	1.02M

The cost of living in Brussels is 292% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 1939th and 8583rd ($2030 vs $518) 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 0.2 months in Monrovia. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 121st and 8835th 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	$21.2	$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	12.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$6.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$6.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$4.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$4006

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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 Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$487
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1219
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1231
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$998
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$993
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1272
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$984
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1005
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1050
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$993
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$983
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1067
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1100
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1076
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$494
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1044
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1043
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1185
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$561
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$831
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1037
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$501
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1049
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$857
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$493
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1119
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$494
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$495
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$495
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$611
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$714
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$745
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$545