Cost of living comparison
Moroni is 26.6% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Moroni instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 59.0% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Moroni
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.55
|
$1.61
KMF758
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
$7.62
KMF3,595
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.77
|
$1.55
KMF731
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
€2.45
|
$1.13
KMF531
|
|
pay 6.5% more for groceries
Brussels
|
Moroni
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
€2.48
|
$0.61
KMF288
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.47
€7.17
|
$5.14
KMF2,423
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.75
|
$15.61
KMF7,362
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.29
€4.11
|
$4.80
KMF2,265
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.66
€5.43
|
$2.65
KMF1,250
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.11
|
$2.43
KMF1,147
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$0.21
KMF101
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.14
|
$0.24
KMF115
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
€1.33
|
$1.79
KMF844
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.94
|
$1.46
KMF691
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.90
|
$1.22
KMF575
|
|
pay 24.1% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Moroni
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.64
|
$10.91
KMF5,148
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
€51.38
|
$30.95
KMF14,599
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€30,827.33
|
$18,241.41
KMF8,605,165
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.94
€24.87
|
$8.20
KMF3,867
|
|
pay 10.3% more for housing
Brussels
|
Moroni
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.46
€53.18
|
$155.86
KMF73,527
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.57
€1,151.07
|
$696.65
KMF328,634
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.16
€982.90
|
$578.75
KMF273,019
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.33
€171.94
|
$81.96
KMF38,663
|
|
pay 51.0% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Moroni
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$988.17
€947.43
|
$381.55
KMF179,991
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,667.79
€21,733.26
|
$13,464.56
KMF6,351,745
|
|
pay 49.3% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Moroni
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$1.57
KMF741
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
€3.84
|
$2.98
KMF1,408
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
$1.88
KMF885
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.09
€36.52
|
$32.92
KMF15,531
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.20
€13.62
|
$6.23
KMF2,937
|
|
pay 19.8% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Moroni
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.46
€92.48
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.32
€49.20
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.01
€110.27
|
$105.03
KMF49,548
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.35
€137.44
|
$81.45
KMF38,425
|
|
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