Cost of living comparison
George Town is 11.8% more expensive than Monaco.
If you lived in George Town instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 9.6% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.99
€24.11
|
$30.00
KYD24.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
$15.00
KYD12.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.09
€4.72
|
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.15
€6.64
|
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Monaco
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.23
€4.86
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
€7.54
|
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
€6.66
|
$12.11
KYD10.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
$8.61
KYD7.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
€4.46
|
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.37
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay 60.0% more for transportation
Monaco
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.64
€8.01
|
$6.98
KYD5.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.83
€22.10
|
$30.00
KYD24.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,760.68
€43,382.22
|
$39,004.13
KYD32,473.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.58
€19.09
|
$72.01
KYD59.95
|
|
pay 3.3% less for housing
Monaco
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.73
€57.27
|
$114.70
KYD95.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,169.63
€7,579.38
|
$2,700.29
KYD2,248.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,497.92
€6,028.45
|
$2,228.81
KYD1,855.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$237.50
€220.34
|
$317.39
KYD264.24
|
|
pay 38.2% less for childcare
Monaco
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,111.82
€1,959.25
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,165.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,184.11
€40,064.06
|
$24,778.63
KYD20,629.52
|
|
pay 7.7% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.12
€7.54
|
$7.20
KYD6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
€5.26
|
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.54
€12.56
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$521.19
€483.53
|
$73.67
KYD61.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$18.00
KYD14.99
|
|
pay 19.8% less for clothing
Monaco
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$162.81
€151.05
|
$85.51
KYD71.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.34
€60.62
|
$112.01
KYD93.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$187.00
€173.49
|
$132.97
KYD110.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$632.46
€586.77
|
$163.52
KYD136.14
|
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