Cost of living comparison
Greece is 58.2% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Greece instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 59.9% less for restaurants
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Monaco
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.21
€34.34
|
$13.17
€12.49
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.32
€10.73
|
$9.11
€8.64
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.61
€5.32
|
$2.07
€1.96
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$8.77
€8.31
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
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pay 58.5% less for groceries
|
Monaco
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.69
€5.40
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.39
€10.80
|
$6.30
€5.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.62
€8.18
|
$5.99
€5.68
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.55
€5.26
|
$4.02
€3.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
€8.01
|
$4.23
€4.01
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.57
€2.44
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.47
€2.34
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
€1.88
|
$0.58
€0.55
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.77
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
€1.60
|
$0.51
€0.49
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.02
€1.92
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
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pay 13.9% less for transportation
|
Monaco
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.68
€8.23
|
$7.55
€7.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.74
€28.21
|
$40.19
€38.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,160.43
€46,621.89
|
$28,316.80
€26,854.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.44
€20.33
|
$13.82
€13.10
|
|
pay 74.7% less for housing
|
Monaco
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$110.93
€105.20
|
$32.82
€31.12
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$9,401.30
€8,915.83
|
$524.36
€497.29
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,591.34
€6,250.98
|
$392.21
€371.95
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$292.40
€277.30
|
$175.68
€166.60
|
|
pay 81.8% less for childcare
|
Monaco
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,759.79
€2,617.28
|
$413.12
€391.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$29,406.50
€27,888.01
|
$6,332.60
€6,005.60
|
|
pay 57.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monaco
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.11
€8.64
|
$4.40
€4.18
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.29
€5.97
|
$3.49
€3.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.06
€11.43
|
$4.94
€4.69
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$512.44
€485.98
|
$48.72
€46.21
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€14.23
|
$8.82
€8.36
|
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pay 61.2% less for clothing
|
Monaco
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$194.39
€184.35
|
$83.64
€79.32
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.16
€71.28
|
$37.83
€35.88
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$203.37
€192.87
|
$83.15
€78.85
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$446.93
€423.85
|
$93.42
€88.60
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