Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 4.0 times more expensive than Slovakia.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Slovakia
|
Monaco
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.61
€7.06
|
$40.07
€37.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.82
€7.25
|
$11.16
€10.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.48
|
$5.85
€5.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
€1.33
|
$7.58
€7.03
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Slovakia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
$5.05
€4.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.86
€5.44
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$8.71
€8.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
€3.10
|
$4.52
€4.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.17
€2.94
|
$6.49
€6.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$2.25
€2.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.48
|
$2.46
€2.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.71
€1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.78
€1.65
|
|
pay 55.9% more for transportation
Slovakia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.56
€6.09
|
$8.77
€8.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.03
€24.15
|
$30.05
€27.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,571.83
€23,724.27
|
$49,675.27
€46,086.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.02
€11.15
|
$21.66
€20.09
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for housing
Slovakia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.97
€18.53
|
$88.99
€82.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$574.42
€532.92
|
$6,575.69
€6,100.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$479.28
€444.65
|
$4,417.00
€4,097.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.37
€162.70
|
$269.58
€250.10
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Slovakia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$376.22
€349.04
|
$2,788.69
€2,587.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,374.05
€6,841.27
|
$29,714.46
€27,567.59
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Slovakia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
€1.78
|
$8.93
€8.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
€2.16
|
$4.85
€4.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.14
€4.77
|
$12.18
€11.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.30
€37.39
|
$517.80
€480.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.28
€7.68
|
$15.16
€14.07
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Slovakia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.69
€60.95
|
$156.40
€145.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
€33.68
|
$65.34
€60.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.32
€74.52
|
$188.26
€174.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.31
€79.14
|
$451.61
€418.98
|
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