Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 36.4% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 42.3% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Douglas
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.49
€25.53
|
$22.36
£17.82
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.17
€4.80
|
$1.92
£1.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$6.10
€5.67
|
$1.65
£1.31
|
|
pay 24.4% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.12
€3.83
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.70
€7.15
|
$3.19
£2.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.28
€6.76
|
$5.12
£4.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
€3.03
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
€4.63
|
$3.13
£2.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.09
£0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.57
£0.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$1.18
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
€1.62
|
$1.35
£1.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.50
£0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.80
£0.64
|
|
pay 3.6% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
€7.09
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.58
€36.76
|
$39.75
£31.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,988.99
€20,420.08
|
$23,599.90
£18,807.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.25
€16.95
|
$15.90
£12.67
|
|
pay 53.0% less for housing
Monaco
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.33
€71.81
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,728.44
€5,319.71
|
$1,090.29
£868.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$3,664.83
€3,403.35
|
$908.29
£723.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.95
€136.46
|
$115.99
£92.43
|
|
pay 47.9% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,518.24
€3,267.21
|
$838.42
£668.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,988.99
€20,420.08
|
$17,699.93
£14,105.78
|
|
pay 30.1% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.70
€7.15
|
$4.35
£3.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.74
€4.40
|
$3.62
£2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$659.67
€612.60
|
$37.88
£30.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$9.94
£7.92
|
|
pay 53.7% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Douglas
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$132.67
€123.20
|
$49.06
£39.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.08
€31.65
|
$35.28
£28.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$153.65
€142.69
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$523.34
€486.00
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
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