Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 4.9 times more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Castries, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$20.90
€20.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$12.33
€11.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$4.67
€4.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$7.08
€6.80
|
|
pay 34.5% more for groceries
|
Castries
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$6.56
€6.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$8.04
€7.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$7.10
€6.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$3.56
€3.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$4.76
€4.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$2.07
€1.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$1.22
€1.17
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.22
€1.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.80
€1.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.95
€0.91
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$1.46
€1.40
|
|
pay 55.7% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$8.55
€8.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.58
€22.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$46,276.05
€44,419.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.36
€19.55
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for housing
|
Castries
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$61.09
€58.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$8,084.96
€7,760.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$6,430.58
€6,172.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$235.04
€225.61
|
|
pay 11.5 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$2,089.94
€2,006.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$42,736.55
€41,021.84
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$8.57
€8.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$6.62
€6.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$13.40
€12.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$515.79
€495.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$12.86
€12.35
|
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pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Castries
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$174.43
€167.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$75.29
€72.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$219.18
€210.38
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$625.91
€600.80
|
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