Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 6.0 times more expensive than China.
If you lived in Monaco instead of China, you would:
pay 12.9 times more for restaurants
China
|
Monaco
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.06
|
$41.23
€38.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥37.93
|
$10.44
€9.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.60
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.19
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
China
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.12
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥44.97
|
$10.72
€9.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.56
|
$8.50
€7.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.65
|
$4.29
€3.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥12.98
|
$6.64
€6.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.37
|
$1.33
€1.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.54
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.34
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.10
|
$1.87
€1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$1.37
€1.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$1.39
€1.29
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
China
|
Monaco
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.53
|
$8.27
€7.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥154.72
|
$38.21
€35.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,546.57
|
$21,988.99
€20,400.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥29.94
|
$18.25
€16.93
|
|
pay 11.4 times more for housing
China
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.17
|
$107.38
€99.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,898.22
|
$5,818.99
€5,398.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,789.60
|
$4,384.68
€4,067.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥285.55
|
$226.60
€210.23
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
China
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,299.43
|
$3,518.24
€3,264.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,264.88
|
$19,240.37
€17,850.25
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Monaco
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.29
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.18
|
$4.42
€4.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.55
|
$12.09
€11.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥305.49
|
$604.70
€561.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥45.92
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
China
|
Monaco
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥370.47
|
$142.47
€132.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥239.77
|
$39.03
€36.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥583.14
|
$149.66
€138.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥552.39
|
$481.56
€446.77
|
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