Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 4.5 times more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB968.31
|
$25.99
€23.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB480.40
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB107.83
|
$5.09
€4.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB58.53
|
$7.15
€6.58
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB61.68
|
$5.23
€4.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB460.36
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB353.21
|
$7.17
€6.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB169.96
|
$3.60
€3.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB213.18
|
$4.81
€4.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB62.14
|
$1.15
€1.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB66.92
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB77.41
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB152.00
|
$1.82
€1.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB18.55
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB19.81
|
$1.47
€1.35
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB225.88
|
$8.64
€7.94
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,914.41
|
$23.83
€21.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB3,202,646.04
|
$46,760.68
€43,000.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB555.13
|
$20.58
€18.92
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB588.11
|
$61.73
€56.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB86,050.89
|
$8,169.63
€7,512.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB51,922.41
|
$6,497.92
€5,975.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,835.29
|
$237.50
€218.40
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB47,254.08
|
$2,111.82
€1,942.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,127,445.06
|
$43,184.11
€39,711.38
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB320.26
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB257.04
|
$5.67
€5.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB245.54
|
$13.54
€12.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB3,213.38
|
$521.19
€479.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB533.77
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB9,629.86
|
$162.81
€149.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,540.02
|
$65.34
€60.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB11,510.84
|
$187.00
€171.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB11,138.28
|
$632.46
€581.60
|
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