Cost of living comparison
Australia is 24.6% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Australia instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 41.1% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.99
€23.89
|
$16.79
A$25.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
$9.81
A$14.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.09
€4.68
|
$2.56
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.15
€6.58
|
$2.14
A$3.19
|
|
pay 8.7% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.23
€4.81
|
$2.33
A$3.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
€7.47
|
$4.71
A$7.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
€6.59
|
$5.75
A$8.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
€3.30
|
$3.86
A$5.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
€4.42
|
$3.99
A$5.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.05
|
$1.43
A$2.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.13
|
$1.25
A$1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.13
|
$1.39
A$2.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
€1.67
|
$2.00
A$2.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$1.13
A$1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.35
|
$0.95
A$1.41
|
|
pay 39.2% more for transportation
Monaco
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.64
€7.94
|
$4.73
A$7.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.83
€21.90
|
$84.46
A$126.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,760.68
€42,980.08
|
$27,859.34
A$41,574.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.58
€18.91
|
$18.12
A$27.05
|
|
pay 55.0% less for housing
Monaco
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.73
€56.74
|
$55.36
A$82.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,169.63
€7,509.12
|
$1,258.08
A$1,877.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,497.92
€5,972.57
|
$971.44
A$1,449.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$237.50
€218.30
|
$141.88
A$211.74
|
|
pay 50.4% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,111.82
€1,941.08
|
$1,377.23
A$2,055.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,184.11
€39,692.68
|
$14,720.56
A$21,967.71
|
|
pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.12
€7.47
|
$6.69
A$9.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
€5.21
|
$3.60
A$5.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.54
€12.44
|
$28.13
A$41.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$521.19
€479.05
|
$53.84
A$80.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$13.24
A$19.76
|
|
pay 49.3% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Australia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$162.81
€149.65
|
$75.27
A$112.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.34
€60.06
|
$54.30
A$81.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$187.00
€171.88
|
$102.43
A$152.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$632.46
€581.33
|
$118.12
A$176.27
|
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