Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in China instead of Monaco, you would:

Health

live 8.5 years less

In Monaco, the average life expectancy is 86 years (85 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2024. In China, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.

View global rankings →

see 84.8% less spent on your healthcare

Monaco spends $9,797 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). China spends $1,487 as of 2023.

View global rankings →

have 63.9% fewer doctors per person

Monaco has 86.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. China has 31.1 as of 2022.

View global rankings →

Economy

make 95.2% less money

Monaco has a GDP per capita of $288,002 as of 2024, while in China, the GDP per capita is $13,862 as of 2025.

View global rankings →

Life

be 3.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Monaco, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In China, 16.0 women do as of 2023.

View global rankings →

be 86.4% more likely to die during infancy

In Monaco, approximately 2.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In China, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2024.

View global rankings →

have 29.2% fewer children

In Monaco, there are approximately 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In China, there are 6.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

View global rankings →

Expenditures

spend 2.3 times more on education

Monaco spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. China spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

View global rankings →

spend 90.4% more on healthcare

Monaco spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In China, that number is 5.9% of GDP as of 2023.

View global rankings →

Geography

see 3536.6 times more coastline

Monaco has a total of 4 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.

View global rankings →

Infrastructure

find 15.2% less home broadband

Monaco has 55.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. China has 47.2 as of 2024.

View global rankings →

Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Compare further: Monaco vs. China

Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
China is 83.8% cheaper than Monaco overall
→
Size Comparison · See true size
Monaco is about 4,798,480 times smaller than China.
→
Moving from Monaco to China · Cost, visas & climate
Compare cost of living, salary and climate.
→

China: At a glance

China (sometimes abbreviated PRC) is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 9,326,410 sq km. For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. After World War II, the communists under MAO Zedong established an autocratic socialist system that, while ensuring China's sovereignty, imposed strict controls over everyday life and cost the lives of tens of millions of people. After 1978, MAO's successor DENG Xiaoping and other leaders focused on market-oriented economic development and by 2000 output had quadrupled. For much of the population, living standards have improved dramatically and the room for personal choice has expanded, yet political controls remain tight. Since the early 1990s, China has increased its global outreach and participation in international organizations.
Read more

How big is China compared to Monaco? See an in-depth size comparison.

Share this

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about China or Monaco. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.