Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 3.8 times more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Japan, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
Japan
|
Monaco
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,040
|
$41.23
€37.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥787
|
$10.44
€9.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥172
|
$5.94
€5.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥137
|
$7.70
€7.09
|
|
pay 41.7% more for groceries
Japan
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥240
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,013
|
$10.72
€9.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥837
|
$8.50
€7.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥283
|
$4.29
€3.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥476
|
$6.64
€6.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥386
|
$1.33
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥203
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥313
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥324
|
$1.87
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥208
|
$1.37
€1.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥148
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
pay 0.1% less for transportation
Japan
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥725
|
$8.27
€7.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥11,736
|
$38.21
€35.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,077,188
|
$21,988.99
€20,250.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥3,988
|
$18.25
€16.81
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for housing
Japan
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,458
|
$107.38
€98.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥88,837
|
$5,818.99
€5,359.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥60,804
|
$4,384.68
€4,038.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥21,620
|
$226.60
€208.68
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Japan
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥52,004
|
$3,518.24
€3,240.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,871,919
|
$19,240.37
€17,719.42
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥459
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥479
|
$4.42
€4.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥650
|
$12.09
€11.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,331
|
$604.70
€556.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥1,979
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Japan
|
Monaco
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,594
|
$142.47
€131.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥4,864
|
$39.03
€35.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,026
|
$149.66
€137.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥13,708
|
$481.56
€443.49
|
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