Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 4.9 times more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Sweden
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK122.92
|
$40.07
€37.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK101.01
|
$11.16
€10.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.92
|
$5.85
€5.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK20.47
|
$7.58
€7.03
|
|
pay 78.1% more for groceries
Sweden
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK27.69
|
$5.05
€4.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK57.67
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK60.72
|
$8.71
€8.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK41.50
|
$4.52
€4.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK53.09
|
$6.49
€6.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK13.22
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.61
|
$2.25
€2.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK12.36
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK19.59
|
$2.46
€2.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.24
|
$1.71
€1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.86
|
$1.78
€1.65
|
|
pay 14.5% more for transportation
Sweden
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK73.90
|
$8.77
€8.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK740.19
|
$30.05
€27.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK293,974.29
|
$49,675.27
€46,086.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK231.61
|
$21.66
€20.09
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Sweden
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK315.44
|
$88.99
€82.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,488.03
|
$6,575.69
€6,100.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK7,094.53
|
$4,417.00
€4,097.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK750.06
|
$269.58
€250.10
|
|
pay 16.7 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,315.62
|
$2,788.69
€2,587.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK31,032.45
|
$29,714.46
€27,567.59
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK74.03
|
$8.93
€8.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK40.69
|
$4.85
€4.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK67.87
|
$12.18
€11.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK428.21
|
$517.80
€480.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK149.35
|
$15.16
€14.07
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Sweden
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK870.57
|
$156.40
€145.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK374.87
|
$65.34
€60.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK892.66
|
$188.26
€174.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,281.63
|
$451.61
€418.98
|
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