Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 8.1% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 28.6% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.49
€25.31
|
$26.69
A$40.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
$10.01
A$15.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.17
€4.76
|
$2.70
A$4.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$6.10
€5.62
|
$2.13
A$3.27
|
|
pay 15.6% more for groceries
Monaco
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.12
€3.80
|
$2.29
A$3.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.70
€7.09
|
$6.42
A$9.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.28
€6.71
|
$6.48
A$9.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
€3.00
|
$4.10
A$6.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
€4.59
|
$3.63
A$5.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.47
A$2.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.13
A$1.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$1.60
A$2.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
€1.61
|
$2.47
A$3.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$1.17
A$1.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.96
A$1.48
|
|
pay 25.7% more for transportation
Monaco
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
€7.03
|
$5.45
A$8.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.58
€36.45
|
$100.08
A$153.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,988.99
€20,250.76
|
$20,016.00
A$30,718.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.25
€16.81
|
$15.93
A$24.45
|
|
pay 28.4% less for housing
Monaco
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.33
€71.22
|
$68.64
A$105.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,728.44
€5,275.61
|
$1,824.70
A$2,800.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$3,664.83
€3,375.13
|
$1,494.78
A$2,294.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.95
€135.33
|
$183.28
A$281.29
|
|
pay 43.7% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,518.24
€3,240.12
|
$1,686.35
A$2,588.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,988.99
€20,250.76
|
$14,216.13
A$21,817.49
|
|
pay 1.2% more for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.70
€7.09
|
$8.01
A$12.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.74
€4.37
|
$3.74
A$5.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.99
€10.13
|
$23.35
A$35.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$659.67
€607.52
|
$64.70
A$99.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$13.34
A$20.48
|
|
pay 1.6% more for clothing
Monaco
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$132.67
€122.18
|
$93.52
A$143.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.08
€31.39
|
$72.72
A$111.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$153.65
€141.50
|
$134.62
A$206.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$523.34
€481.97
|
$183.19
A$281.14
|
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