Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 7.0 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Russia, you would:
pay 8.3 times more for restaurants
Russia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
$41.23
€38.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
$10.44
€9.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
$10.72
€9.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
$8.50
€7.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
$4.29
€3.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
$6.64
€6.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
$1.33
€1.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
$1.87
€1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
$1.37
€1.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
$1.39
€1.29
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
$8.27
€7.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
$38.21
€35.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
$21,988.99
€20,400.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
$18.25
€16.93
|
|
pay 14.7 times more for housing
Russia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
$107.38
€99.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
$5,818.99
€5,398.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
$4,384.68
€4,067.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
$226.60
€210.23
|
|
pay 10.0 times more for childcare
Russia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
$3,518.24
€3,264.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
$19,240.37
€17,850.25
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
$4.42
€4.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
$12.09
€11.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
$604.70
€561.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Russia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
$142.47
€132.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
$39.03
€36.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
$149.66
€138.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
$481.56
€446.77
|
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