Cost of living comparison
compared to
Norway vs. Monaco Cost of Living Summary
Norway is 50.1% cheaper than Monaco overall.
Norway vs. Monaco Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Norway instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 18.3% less for restaurants
|
Monaco
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.79
€27.41
|
$22.46
NOK211.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.76
€10.46
|
$15.20
NOK143.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$7.52
€6.69
|
$3.98
NOK37.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.52
€6.69
|
$3.16
NOK29.84
|
|
Monaco vs. Norway - Cost of restaurants
pay 17.5% less for groceries
|
Monaco
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.17
€3.71
|
$3.73
NOK35.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.73
€7.77
|
$6.51
NOK61.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€6.76
|
$9.11
NOK85.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.79
€4.26
|
$5.06
NOK47.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.62
€6.78
|
$6.95
NOK65.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.12
€1.89
|
$1.62
NOK15.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.28
€2.03
|
$1.22
NOK11.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
€1.51
|
$1.65
NOK15.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.69
€2.40
|
$2.31
NOK21.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
€1.62
|
$1.20
NOK11.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
€1.69
|
$1.34
NOK12.62
|
|
Monaco vs. Norway - Cost of groceries
pay 22.4% more for transportation
|
Monaco
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.91
€7.93
|
$8.73
NOK82.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.51
€27.16
|
$78.63
NOK741.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,360.87
€45,713.02
|
$45,459.95
NOK429K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.51
€20.93
|
$25.74
NOK242.62
|
|
Monaco vs. Norway - Cost of transportation
pay 76.5% less for housing
|
Monaco
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.06
€71.26
|
$65.87
NOK621.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,971.92
€5,315.23
|
$1,278.72
NOK12,055.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,792.97
€6,045.99
|
$1,052.00
NOK9,917.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$367.05
€326.69
|
$221.33
NOK2,086.60
|
|
Monaco vs. Norway - Cost of housing
pay 83.2% less for childcare
|
Monaco
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,883.32
€2,566.26
|
$256.93
NOK2,422.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,722.74
€27,344.35
|
$9,715.88
NOK91,598.41
|
|
Monaco vs. Norway - Cost of childcare
pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monaco
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.08
€8.97
|
$11.32
NOK106.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.95
€3.51
|
$5.55
NOK52.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.16
€11.71
|
$16.96
NOK159.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$379.31
€337.60
|
$53.57
NOK505.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.68
€13.95
|
$17.67
NOK166.62
|
|
Monaco vs. Norway - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 46.3% less for clothing
|
Monaco
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$187.18
€166.60
|
$102.56
NOK966.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$80.90
€72.00
|
$56.21
NOK529.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.58
€161.62
|
$125.90
NOK1,186.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$503.60
€448.22
|
$159.02
NOK1,499.22
|
|
Monaco vs. Norway - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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