Cost of living comparison
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.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 53.3% more for restaurants
Saint Helier
|
Monaco
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$45.20
£33.58
|
$20.90
€18.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£7.68
|
$12.33
€10.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
£2.10
|
$4.67
€4.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
£1.86
|
$7.08
€6.24
|
|
pay 9.1% more for groceries
Saint Helier
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
£1.71
|
$6.56
€5.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
£3.96
|
$8.04
€7.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.84
£5.82
|
$7.10
€6.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.37
£3.99
|
$3.56
€3.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.67
£4.22
|
$4.76
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
£1.40
|
$2.07
€1.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
£1.03
|
$1.22
€1.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
£1.37
|
$1.22
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.36
|
$1.80
€1.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
£1.16
|
$0.95
€0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.07
|
$1.46
€1.28
|
|
pay 12.8% less for transportation
Saint Helier
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
£5.89
|
$8.55
€7.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$67.16
£49.90
|
$23.58
€20.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,768.06
£20,629.78
|
$46,276.05
€40,780.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.51
£38.27
|
$20.36
€17.95
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Saint Helier
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.54
£53.89
|
$61.09
€53.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,808.15
£1,343.33
|
$8,084.96
€7,124.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,715.90
£1,274.80
|
$6,430.58
€5,666.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.51
£124.45
|
$235.04
€207.13
|
|
pay 48.4% more for childcare
Saint Helier
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,324.77
£1,727.14
|
$2,089.94
€1,841.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,664.60
£15,352.39
|
$42,736.55
€37,661.16
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Saint Helier
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
£5.76
|
$8.57
€7.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
£3.68
|
$6.62
€5.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.50
£11.51
|
$13.40
€11.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.05
£55.01
|
$515.79
€454.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.08
£13.43
|
$12.86
€11.33
|
|
pay 93.3% more for clothing
Saint Helier
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.09
£74.36
|
$174.43
€153.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.31
£51.49
|
$75.29
€66.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.08
£89.96
|
$219.18
€193.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$202.34
£150.33
|
$625.91
€551.58
|
|
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