Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 4.6 times more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Japan, you would:
pay 5.9 times more for restaurants
Japan
|
Monaco
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$40.07
€37.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥766
|
$11.16
€10.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥158
|
$5.85
€5.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥124
|
$7.58
€7.03
|
|
pay 89.7% more for groceries
Japan
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥219
|
$5.05
€4.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥863
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥800
|
$8.71
€8.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥310
|
$4.52
€4.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$6.49
€6.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥300
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥172
|
$2.25
€2.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥275
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥281
|
$2.46
€2.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥173
|
$1.71
€1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥140
|
$1.78
€1.65
|
|
pay 45.0% more for transportation
Japan
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥650
|
$8.77
€8.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,444
|
$30.05
€27.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,339,811
|
$49,675.27
€46,086.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,806
|
$21.66
€20.09
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for housing
Japan
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,212
|
$88.99
€82.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥74,850
|
$6,575.69
€6,100.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,109
|
$4,417.00
€4,097.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,669
|
$269.58
€250.10
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
Japan
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,478
|
$2,788.69
€2,587.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,683,295
|
$29,714.46
€27,567.59
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥405
|
$8.93
€8.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥427
|
$4.85
€4.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥602
|
$12.18
€11.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,649
|
$517.80
€480.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,802
|
$15.16
€14.07
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
Japan
|
Monaco
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,021
|
$156.40
€145.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,044
|
$65.34
€60.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,255
|
$188.26
€174.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,315
|
$451.61
€418.98
|
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