Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 3.4 times more expensive than Marshall Islands.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Marshall Islands, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Marshall Islands
|
Monaco
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.20
|
$41.23
€38.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.44
€9.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$7.70
€7.20
|
|
pay 39.2% more for groceries
Marshall Islands
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.80
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.56
|
$10.72
€10.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
|
$8.50
€7.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
|
$4.29
€4.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
|
$6.64
€6.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.13
|
$1.33
€1.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.87
€1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$1.37
€1.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.39
€1.30
|
|
pay 23.7% more for transportation
Marshall Islands
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
|
$8.27
€7.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$38.21
€35.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
|
$21,988.99
€20,557.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.75
|
$18.25
€17.06
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Marshall Islands
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.67
|
$107.38
€100.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,116.67
|
$5,818.99
€5,440.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$850.00
|
$4,384.68
€4,099.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$407.84
|
$226.60
€211.84
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Marshall Islands
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$3,518.24
€3,289.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,250.00
|
$19,240.37
€17,987.53
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Marshall Islands
|
Monaco
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.00
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
|
$4.42
€4.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$12.09
€11.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.67
|
$604.70
€565.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Marshall Islands
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.00
|
$142.47
€133.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
|
$39.03
€36.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.50
|
$149.66
€139.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.50
|
$481.56
€450.20
|
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