Cost of living comparison
If you lived in American Samoa instead of Monaco, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Monaco
|
American Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.21
€32.44
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.32
€10.14
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.61
€5.02
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$8.77
€7.85
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Monaco
|
American Samoa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.69
€5.10
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.39
€10.20
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.62
€7.72
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.55
€4.97
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
€7.57
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.57
€2.30
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.47
€2.21
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
€1.77
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.62
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
€1.51
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.02
€1.81
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Monaco
|
American Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.68
€7.77
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.74
€26.65
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,160.43
€44,042.39
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.44
€19.20
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Monaco
|
American Samoa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$110.93
€99.38
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$9,401.30
€8,422.54
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,591.34
€5,905.13
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$292.40
€261.96
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Monaco
|
American Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,759.79
€2,472.47
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$29,406.50
€26,345.02
|
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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Monaco
|
American Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.11
€8.16
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.29
€5.64
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.06
€10.80
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$512.44
€459.09
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€13.44
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Monaco
|
American Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$194.39
€174.15
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.16
€67.33
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$203.37
€182.19
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$446.93
€400.40
|
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