Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 7.5% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in St. George's instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 61.8% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
St. George's
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.49
€25.50
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.17
€4.79
|
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$6.10
€5.66
|
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
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pay 17.6% more for groceries
Monaco
|
St. George's
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.12
€3.83
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.70
€7.14
|
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.28
€6.76
|
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
€3.03
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
€4.63
|
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
€1.62
|
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
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pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Monaco
|
St. George's
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
€7.08
|
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.58
€36.72
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,988.99
€20,400.29
|
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.25
€16.93
|
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 65.5% less for housing
Monaco
|
St. George's
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.33
€71.74
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,728.44
€5,314.56
|
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$3,664.83
€3,400.05
|
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.95
€136.33
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
|
pay 95.8% less for childcare
Monaco
|
St. George's
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,518.24
€3,264.05
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,988.99
€20,400.29
|
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
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pay 57.1% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
St. George's
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.70
€7.14
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.74
€4.40
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$659.67
€612.01
|
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 25.2% less for clothing
Monaco
|
St. George's
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$132.67
€123.08
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.08
€31.62
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$153.65
€142.55
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$523.34
€485.53
|
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
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