Cost of living comparison
If you lived in American Samoa instead of Monaco, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Monaco
|
American Samoa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.21
€34.34
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.32
€10.73
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.61
€5.32
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$8.77
€8.31
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Monaco
|
American Samoa
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.69
€5.40
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.39
€10.80
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.62
€8.18
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.55
€5.26
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
€8.01
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.57
€2.44
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.47
€2.34
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
€1.88
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.77
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
€1.60
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.02
€1.92
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Monaco
|
American Samoa
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.68
€8.23
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.74
€28.21
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,160.43
€46,621.89
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.44
€20.33
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Monaco
|
American Samoa
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$110.93
€105.20
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$9,401.30
€8,915.83
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,591.34
€6,250.98
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$292.40
€277.30
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Monaco
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,759.79
€2,617.28
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$29,406.50
€27,888.01
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
American Samoa
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.11
€8.64
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.29
€5.97
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.06
€11.43
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$512.44
€485.98
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€14.23
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Monaco
|
American Samoa
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$194.39
€184.35
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.16
€71.28
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$203.37
€192.87
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$446.93
€423.85
|
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