Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 2.1 times more expensive than Singapore.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Singapore
|
Monaco
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
SGD15.13
|
$40.07
€37.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
$11.16
€10.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
$5.85
€5.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
SGD1.55
|
$7.58
€7.03
|
|
pay 44.7% more for groceries
Singapore
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.82
|
$5.05
€4.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
SGD12.42
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.85
SGD14.70
|
$8.71
€8.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
SGD4.51
|
$4.52
€4.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
SGD6.32
|
$6.49
€6.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
SGD2.59
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
SGD1.96
|
$2.25
€2.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
SGD2.38
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
SGD1.74
|
$2.46
€2.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
SGD1.43
|
$1.71
€1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
$1.78
€1.65
|
|
pay 3.2% more for transportation
Singapore
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
SGD10.85
|
$8.77
€8.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.32
SGD129.15
|
$30.05
€27.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$134,045.26
SGD181,617.93
|
$49,675.27
€46,086.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.23
SGD12.51
|
$21.66
€20.09
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Singapore
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.83
SGD48.55
|
$88.99
€82.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,750.06
SGD3,726.06
|
$6,575.69
€6,100.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,019.11
SGD2,735.69
|
$4,417.00
€4,097.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.07
SGD157.27
|
$269.58
€250.10
|
|
pay 78.7% more for childcare
Singapore
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,111.44
SGD1,505.90
|
$2,788.69
€2,587.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,905.57
SGD37,809.26
|
$29,714.46
€27,567.59
|
|
pay 91.2% more for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
$8.93
€8.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
SGD6.49
|
$4.85
€4.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.29
SGD16.65
|
$12.18
€11.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.58
SGD140.33
|
$517.80
€480.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.17
SGD15.13
|
$15.16
€14.07
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Singapore
|
Monaco
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.87
SGD91.95
|
$156.40
€145.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.81
SGD59.36
|
$65.34
€60.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.40
SGD126.54
|
$188.26
€174.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.69
SGD143.20
|
$451.61
€418.98
|
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