Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 2.4 times more expensive than United States overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.4 times more in Monaco
- Groceries
-
pay 65.5% more in Monaco
- Transportation
-
pay 40.5% more in Monaco
- Housing
-
pay 3.5 times more in Monaco
- Childcare
-
pay 68.2% more in Monaco
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.1 times more in Monaco
- Clothing
-
pay 3.0 times more in Monaco
The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, childcare, and groceries in Monaco are more expensive than in United States. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Monaco.
If you lived in Monaco instead of United States, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
United States
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.59
|
$36.21
€33.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.47
|
$11.32
€10.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$5.61
€5.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$8.77
€8.06
|
|
pay 65.5% more for groceries
|
United States
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.49
|
$5.69
€5.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
|
$11.39
€10.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
|
$8.62
€7.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
|
$5.55
€5.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$8.45
€7.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$2.57
€2.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$2.47
€2.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$1.98
€1.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$2.92
€2.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$1.69
€1.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$2.02
€1.86
|
|
pay 40.5% more for transportation
|
United States
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$8.68
€7.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.15
|
$29.74
€27.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,583.67
|
$49,160.43
€45,207.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.81
|
$21.44
€19.71
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
United States
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.50
|
$110.93
€102.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,655.99
|
$9,401.30
€8,645.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,423.40
|
$6,591.34
€6,061.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.34
|
$292.40
€268.89
|
|
pay 68.2% more for childcare
|
United States
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,351.84
|
$2,759.79
€2,537.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,265.44
|
$29,406.50
€27,041.72
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.78
|
$9.11
€8.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$6.29
€5.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.68
|
$12.06
€11.09
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
|
$512.44
€471.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.30
|
$15.00
€13.80
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
|
United States
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.38
|
$194.39
€178.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.66
|
$75.16
€69.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.52
|
$203.37
€187.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.08
|
$446.93
€410.98
|
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