Cost of living comparison

Saint Helier, Jersey

compared to

Monaco, Monaco

Monaco vs. Saint Helier Cost of Living Summary

Monaco is 67.5% more expensive than Saint Helier.

Restaurants: pay 53.3% more in Monaco
Groceries: pay 9.1% more in Monaco
Transportation: pay 12.8% less in Monaco
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Monaco
Childcare: pay 48.4% more in Monaco
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Monaco
Clothing: pay 93.3% more in Monaco

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, childcare, and groceries in Monaco are more expensive than in Saint Helier. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Monaco.

Monaco vs. Saint Helier Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Monaco instead of Saint Helier, you would:

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pay 53.3% more for restaurants

	Saint Helier	Monaco
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$45.20 £33.32	$20.90 €18.10	-53.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.33 £7.62	$12.33 €10.67	+19.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.83 £2.09	$4.67 €4.05	+64.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 £1.84	$7.08 €6.13	+182.9%
Average			+53.3%

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pay 9.1% more for groceries

	Saint Helier	Monaco
Bread 1 loaf	$2.30 £1.69	$6.56 €5.68	+185.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.33 £3.93	$8.04 €6.96	+50.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.84 £5.78	$7.10 €6.15	-9.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 £3.96	$3.56 €3.08	-33.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.67 £4.18	$4.76 €4.12	-16.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.89 £1.39	$2.07 €1.79	+9.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 £1.03	$1.22 €1.05	-12.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 £1.36	$1.22 €1.05	-34.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 £1.35	$1.80 €1.56	-1.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 £1.16	$0.95 €0.82	-39.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.06	$1.46 €1.26	+1.0%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 12.8% less for transportation

	Saint Helier	Monaco
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.93 £5.85	$8.55 €7.40	+7.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.16 £49.51	$23.58 €20.42	-64.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,768.06 £20,470.36	$46,276.05 €40,067.56	+66.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.51 £37.97	$20.36 €17.63	-60.5%
Average			-12.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Saint Helier	Monaco
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.54 £53.48	$61.09 €52.89	-15.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,808.15 £1,332.95	$8,084.96 €7,000.27	+347.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,715.90 £1,264.95	$6,430.58 €5,567.84	+274.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.51 £123.49	$235.04 €203.51	+40.3%
Average			+161.6%

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pay 48.4% more for childcare

	Saint Helier	Monaco
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,324.77 £1,713.80	$2,089.94 €1,809.55	-10.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,664.60 £15,233.76	$42,736.55 €37,002.93	+106.8%
Average			+48.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Helier	Monaco
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.75 £5.71	$8.57 €7.42	+10.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.95 £3.65	$6.62 €5.73	+33.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.50 £11.43	$13.40 €11.60	-13.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$74.05 £54.59	$515.79 €446.59	+596.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.08 £13.33	$12.86 €11.14	-28.9%
Average			+119.7%

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pay 93.3% more for clothing

	Saint Helier	Monaco
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.09 £73.79	$174.43 €151.03	+74.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.31 £51.10	$75.29 €65.19	+8.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.08 £89.26	$219.18 €189.77	+81.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$202.34 £149.16	$625.91 €541.94	+209.3%
Average			+93.3%

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