Cost of living comparison
Germany is 37.7% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Germany instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 50.8% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Germany
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$41.23
€38.51
|
$12.84
€12.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.76
|
$9.44
€8.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.94
€5.55
|
$2.65
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.70
€7.20
|
$2.37
€2.22
|
|
pay 37.1% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Germany
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.72
€10.01
|
$6.74
€6.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
€7.94
|
$4.22
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.29
€4.01
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.64
€6.20
|
$3.90
€3.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.24
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.75
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
€1.28
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.30
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 34.0% more for transportation
Monaco
|
Germany
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
€7.72
|
$8.31
€7.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.21
€35.69
|
$73.47
€68.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,988.99
€20,540.05
|
$27,050.12
€25,267.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.25
€17.05
|
$21.90
€20.46
|
|
pay 62.3% less for housing
Monaco
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.38
€100.30
|
$37.93
€35.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,818.99
€5,435.55
|
$759.74
€709.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$4,384.68
€4,095.76
|
$577.93
€539.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$226.60
€211.67
|
$202.18
€188.86
|
|
pay 64.5% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,518.24
€3,286.41
|
$325.78
€304.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,240.37
€17,972.54
|
$11,890.74
€11,107.21
|
|
pay 43.3% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Germany
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$4.05
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.42
€4.13
|
$3.27
€3.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.09
€11.30
|
$8.03
€7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$604.70
€564.85
|
$34.77
€32.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$12.08
€11.28
|
|
pay 39.8% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Germany
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$142.47
€133.08
|
$80.79
€75.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.03
€36.46
|
$39.60
€36.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$149.66
€139.80
|
$88.39
€82.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$481.56
€449.83
|
$113.48
€106.00
|
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