Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 76.2% more expensive than Washington.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.1 times more in Monaco
- Groceries
-
pay 42.3% more in Monaco
- Transportation
-
pay 26.1% more in Monaco
- Housing
-
pay 2.6 times more in Monaco
- Childcare
-
pay 0.9% less in Monaco
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 79.8% more in Monaco
- Clothing
-
pay 2.1 times more in Monaco
The cost of housing, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Monaco are more expensive than in Washington. Notably, housing, clothing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Monaco.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Washington, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Washington
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$36.21
€32.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$11.32
€10.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
|
$5.61
€5.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
|
$8.77
€7.85
|
|
pay 42.3% more for groceries
|
Washington
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.34
|
$5.69
€5.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.84
|
$11.39
€10.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
|
$8.62
€7.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
|
$5.55
€4.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.73
|
$8.45
€7.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
|
$2.57
€2.30
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
|
$2.47
€2.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
|
$1.98
€1.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.59
|
$2.92
€2.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
|
$1.69
€1.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.61
|
$2.02
€1.81
|
|
pay 26.1% more for transportation
|
Washington
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
|
$8.68
€7.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
$29.74
€26.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$49,160.43
€44,042.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.88
|
$21.44
€19.20
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Washington
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.46
|
$110.93
€99.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,582.95
|
$9,401.30
€8,422.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,028.70
|
$6,591.34
€5,905.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.65
|
$292.40
€261.96
|
|
pay 0.9% less for childcare
|
Washington
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,273.25
|
$2,759.79
€2,472.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$38,250.00
|
$29,406.50
€26,345.02
|
|
pay 79.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Washington
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$9.11
€8.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.55
|
$6.29
€5.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
|
$12.06
€10.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$106.36
|
$512.44
€459.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.18
|
$15.00
€13.44
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Washington
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.13
|
$194.39
€174.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.77
|
$75.16
€67.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.47
|
$203.37
€182.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$178.48
|
$446.93
€400.40
|
|
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