Cost of living comparison
compared to
San Diego vs. Monaco Cost of Living Summary
San Diego is 28.5% cheaper than Monaco overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 36.0% less in San Diego
- Groceries
-
pay 24.9% less in San Diego
- Transportation
-
pay 4.1% more in San Diego
- Housing
-
pay 38.1% less in San Diego
- Childcare
-
pay 26.0% less in San Diego
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 20.9% less in San Diego
- Clothing
-
pay 57.7% less in San Diego
Expenses including clothing, housing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in San Diego.
San Diego vs. Monaco Cost Breakdown
If you lived in San Diego instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 36.0% less for restaurants
|
Monaco
|
San Diego
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$39.76
€34.14
|
$21.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
€9.96
|
$15.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$6.54
€5.62
|
$3.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$9.00
€7.73
|
$2.50
|
|
Monaco vs. San Diego - Cost of restaurants
pay 24.9% less for groceries
|
Monaco
|
San Diego
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.78
€4.10
|
$4.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.68
€10.03
|
$7.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.92
€6.80
|
$4.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
€4.50
|
$5.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.89
€6.78
|
$6.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
€1.77
|
$2.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.52
€2.16
|
$0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
€1.95
|
$1.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.07
€2.64
|
$2.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.15
€1.85
|
$1.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.71
|
$1.12
|
|
Monaco vs. San Diego - Cost of groceries
pay 4.1% more for transportation
|
Monaco
|
San Diego
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.23
€7.93
|
$4.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.41
€27.84
|
$72.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$53,574.22
€46,010.13
|
$31,965.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.36
€20.06
|
$19.40
|
|
Monaco vs. San Diego - Cost of transportation
pay 38.1% less for housing
|
Monaco
|
San Diego
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.51
€71.72
|
$82.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,162.46
€7,010.01
|
$3,033.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$5,372.75
€4,614.18
|
$2,538.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$318.65
€273.66
|
$205.84
|
|
Monaco vs. San Diego - Cost of housing
pay 26.0% less for childcare
|
Monaco
|
San Diego
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,007.57
€2,582.94
|
$1,750.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$32,046.71
€27,522.07
|
$28,750.00
|
|
Monaco vs. San Diego - Cost of childcare
pay 20.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monaco
|
San Diego
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.22
€8.78
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.37
€4.61
|
$5.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.72
€11.79
|
$12.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$558.45
€479.60
|
$73.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.35
€14.04
|
$17.50
|
|
Monaco vs. San Diego - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 57.7% less for clothing
|
Monaco
|
San Diego
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$211.84
€181.93
|
$60.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.40
€75.06
|
$58.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$221.48
€190.21
|
$105.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$487.05
€418.29
|
$126.25
|
|
Monaco vs. San Diego - Cost of clothing
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