Cost of living comparison
Norway is 42.0% cheaper than Monaco overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 39.8% less in Norway
- Groceries
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pay 41.1% less in Norway
- Transportation
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pay 21.6% more in Norway
- Housing
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pay 69.6% less in Norway
- Childcare
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pay 84.7% less in Norway
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 24.2% less in Norway
- Clothing
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pay 56.0% less in Norway
Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Norway.
If you lived in Norway instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 39.8% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Norway
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.21
€32.04
|
$18.52
NOK192.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.32
€10.01
|
$12.17
NOK126.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.61
€4.96
|
$2.88
NOK29.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$8.77
€7.76
|
$2.70
NOK28.13
|
|
pay 41.1% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.69
€5.04
|
$3.03
NOK31.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.39
€10.08
|
$5.10
NOK53.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.62
€7.63
|
$7.41
NOK77.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.55
€4.91
|
$3.71
NOK38.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
€7.47
|
$5.92
NOK61.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.57
€2.28
|
$1.32
NOK13.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.47
€2.19
|
$0.98
NOK10.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
€1.75
|
$1.29
NOK13.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.59
|
$1.82
NOK18.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
€1.49
|
$0.96
NOK9.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.02
€1.79
|
$1.05
NOK10.96
|
|
pay 21.6% more for transportation
Monaco
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.68
€7.68
|
$7.32
NOK76.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.74
€26.31
|
$67.29
NOK700.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,160.43
€43,494.69
|
$32,441.53
NOK337,778.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.44
€18.96
|
$23.50
NOK244.66
|
|
pay 69.6% less for housing
Monaco
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$110.93
€98.14
|
$52.97
NOK551.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$9,401.30
€8,317.80
|
$1,030.17
NOK10,726.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,591.34
€5,831.69
|
$803.77
NOK8,368.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$292.40
€258.70
|
$148.13
NOK1,542.35
|
|
pay 84.7% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,759.79
€2,441.72
|
$272.16
NOK2,833.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$29,406.50
€26,017.40
|
$6,113.04
NOK63,648.40
|
|
pay 24.2% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.11
€8.06
|
$8.83
NOK91.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.29
€5.57
|
$4.64
NOK48.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.06
€10.67
|
$13.25
NOK137.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$512.44
€453.38
|
$43.21
NOK449.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€13.28
|
$13.55
NOK141.12
|
|
pay 56.0% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Norway
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$194.39
€171.99
|
$87.77
NOK913.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.16
€66.50
|
$40.11
NOK417.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$203.37
€179.93
|
$100.53
NOK1,046.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$446.93
€395.42
|
$126.05
NOK1,312.44
|
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