Monaco vs. Guam Cost of Living Summary

Monaco is 75.7% more expensive than Guam overall.

Restaurants
pay 66.5% more in Monaco
Groceries
pay 16.9% less in Monaco
Transportation
pay 68.0% more in Monaco
Housing
pay 2.6 times more in Monaco
Childcare
pay 5.1 times more in Monaco
Entertainment and Sports
pay 14.6% more in Monaco

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Monaco are more expensive than in Guam. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Monaco.

Monaco vs. Guam Cost Breakdown

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

pay 66.5% more for restaurants

 
Guam
Monaco
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.00
 
$30.79
€27.63
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$15.00
 
$11.76
€10.55
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.00
 
$7.52
€6.75

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pay 16.9% less for groceries

 
Guam
Monaco
Bread
1 loaf
$6.75
 
$4.17
€3.74
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $8.73
€7.84
Milk (1 gallon) $12.82
 
$7.59
€6.81

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pay 68.0% more for transportation

 
Guam
Monaco
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.30
 
$8.91
€7.99
Monthly public transit pass ?? $30.51
€27.37
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $51,360.87
€46,078.41

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

 
Guam
Monaco
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$86.25
 
$80.06
€71.83
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,850.00
 
$5,971.92
€5,357.71
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,000.00
 
$6,792.97
€6,094.31

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pay 5.1 times more for childcare

 
Guam
Monaco
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $560.00
 
$2,883.32
€2,586.77
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $30,722.74
€27,562.91

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pay 14.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Guam
Monaco
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.50
 
$10.08
€9.04
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.50
 
$3.95
€3.54
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.25
 
$13.16
€11.80

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Guam
Monaco
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $187.18
€167.93
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $80.90
€72.58
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $181.58
€162.91

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