Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 2.4 times more expensive than Bahamas.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Bahamas, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Bahamas
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.50
BSD27.50
|
$40.07
€37.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
BSD8.75
|
$11.16
€10.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
BSD1.94
|
$5.85
€5.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
BSD1.67
|
$7.58
€7.03
|
|
pay 20.9% more for groceries
Bahamas
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.45
BSD4.45
|
$5.05
€4.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
BSD3.95
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.12
BSD13.12
|
$8.71
€8.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.72
BSD5.72
|
$4.52
€4.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.53
BSD4.53
|
$6.49
€6.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
BSD1.87
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
BSD1.44
|
$2.25
€2.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.11
BSD2.11
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.40
BSD2.40
|
$2.46
€2.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
BSD2.09
|
$1.71
€1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
BSD1.33
|
$1.78
€1.65
|
|
pay 5.0% more for transportation
Bahamas
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.83
BSD5.83
|
$8.77
€8.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.00
BSD45.00
|
$30.05
€27.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
BSD37,500.00
|
$49,675.27
€46,086.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.85
BSD30.85
|
$21.66
€20.09
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Bahamas
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$81.81
BSD81.81
|
$88.99
€82.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,173.81
BSD1,173.81
|
$6,575.69
€6,100.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,257.14
BSD1,257.14
|
$4,417.00
€4,097.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$190.42
BSD190.42
|
$269.58
€250.10
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Bahamas
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$481.67
BSD481.67
|
$2,788.69
€2,587.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,792.86
BSD9,792.86
|
$29,714.46
€27,567.59
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Bahamas
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
BSD4.00
|
$8.93
€8.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.99
BSD4.99
|
$4.85
€4.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.75
BSD10.75
|
$12.18
€11.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.19
BSD80.19
|
$517.80
€480.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
BSD18.00
|
$15.16
€14.07
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Bahamas
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.58
BSD59.58
|
$156.40
€145.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.08
BSD52.08
|
$65.34
€60.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.67
BSD117.67
|
$188.26
€174.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.67
BSD111.67
|
$451.61
€418.98
|
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