Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 5.1 times more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Kingstown
|
Monaco
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$25.99
€23.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$5.09
€4.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$7.15
€6.58
|
|
pay 8.1% more for groceries
Kingstown
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
$5.23
€4.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
$7.17
€6.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
$3.60
€3.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
$4.81
€4.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$1.15
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$1.82
€1.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$1.47
€1.35
|
|
pay 5.8% less for transportation
Kingstown
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
$8.64
€7.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$23.83
€21.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$46,760.68
€42,980.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$20.58
€18.91
|
|
pay 11.2 times more for housing
Kingstown
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
$61.73
€56.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
$8,169.63
€7,509.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
$6,497.92
€5,972.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
$237.50
€218.30
|
|
pay 13.6 times more for childcare
Kingstown
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$2,111.82
€1,941.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$43,184.11
€39,692.68
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Kingstown
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$5.67
€5.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$13.54
€12.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$521.19
€479.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Kingstown
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
$162.81
€149.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$65.34
€60.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
$187.00
€171.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$632.46
€581.33
|
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