Cost of living comparison
London is 11.6% more expensive than Monaco.
If you lived in London instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 32.7% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
London
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.99
€24.11
|
$25.22
£20.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
$10.09
£8.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.09
€4.72
|
$2.54
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.15
€6.64
|
$2.08
£1.66
|
|
pay 17.1% less for groceries
Monaco
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.23
€4.86
|
$1.96
£1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
€7.54
|
$4.74
£3.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
€6.66
|
$6.34
£5.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
$3.99
£3.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
€4.46
|
$4.28
£3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$1.48
£1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$1.76
£1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$0.73
£0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.37
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Monaco
|
London
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.64
€8.01
|
$7.20
£5.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.83
€22.10
|
$252.24
£201.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,760.68
€43,382.22
|
$34,406.00
£27,472.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.58
€19.09
|
$25.33
£20.22
|
|
pay 38.1% less for housing
Monaco
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.73
€57.27
|
$39.12
£31.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,169.63
€7,579.38
|
$2,697.16
£2,153.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,497.92
€6,028.45
|
$2,027.26
£1,618.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$237.50
€220.34
|
$284.51
£227.17
|
|
pay 15.8% less for childcare
Monaco
|
London
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,111.82
€1,959.25
|
$2,321.07
£1,853.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,184.11
€40,064.06
|
$25,293.41
£20,195.95
|
|
pay 4.4% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
London
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.12
€7.54
|
$8.20
£6.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
€5.26
|
$4.56
£3.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.54
€12.56
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$521.19
€483.53
|
$58.95
£47.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
pay 45.3% less for clothing
Monaco
|
London
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$162.81
€151.05
|
$103.07
£82.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.34
€60.62
|
$49.65
£39.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$187.00
€173.49
|
$112.31
£89.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$632.46
€586.77
|
$123.32
£98.47
|
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