Cost of living comparison
Greece is 50.8% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Greece instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 62.3% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$41.23
€38.68
|
$12.71
€11.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.80
|
$8.10
€7.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.94
€5.57
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.70
€7.23
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 45.5% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.80
€3.57
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.72
€10.06
|
$4.97
€4.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
€7.97
|
$5.63
€5.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.29
€4.02
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.64
€6.23
|
$3.64
€3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.25
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.75
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
€1.29
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.30
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
pay 4.0% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
€7.76
|
$8.80
€8.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.21
€35.85
|
$40.24
€37.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,988.99
€20,631.17
|
$22,158.38
€20,790.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.25
€17.12
|
$13.03
€12.22
|
|
pay 69.0% less for housing
Monaco
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.38
€100.75
|
$34.83
€32.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,818.99
€5,459.67
|
$429.23
€402.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$4,384.68
€4,113.93
|
$358.56
€336.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$226.60
€212.60
|
$172.07
€161.44
|
|
pay 77.7% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,518.24
€3,300.99
|
$341.10
€320.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,240.37
€18,052.28
|
$6,725.16
€6,309.88
|
|
pay 52.3% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.42
€4.15
|
$3.33
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.09
€11.35
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$604.70
€567.36
|
$45.22
€42.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$8.85
€8.30
|
|
pay 45.1% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$142.47
€133.67
|
$76.36
€71.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.03
€36.62
|
$36.41
€34.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$149.66
€140.42
|
$77.82
€73.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$481.56
€451.82
|
$99.20
€93.07
|
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