Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 4.2 times more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
Moscow
|
Monaco
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
RUB797.53
|
$27.49
€25.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
RUB455.73
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
RUB94.49
|
$5.17
€4.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
RUB52.81
|
$6.10
€5.67
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Moscow
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
RUB63.81
|
$4.12
€3.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
RUB478.78
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
RUB371.77
|
$7.28
€6.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
RUB131.28
|
$3.26
€3.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
RUB184.69
|
$4.99
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB57.28
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
RUB49.48
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
RUB64.80
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
RUB129.71
|
$1.75
€1.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
RUB24.89
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RUB24.46
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Moscow
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.47
RUB228.74
|
$7.63
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
RUB2,848.30
|
$39.58
€36.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,787.49
RUB2,848,304.93
|
$21,988.99
€20,420.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
RUB364.58
|
$18.25
€16.95
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for housing
Moscow
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.45
RUB596.68
|
$77.33
€71.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.20
RUB79,581.64
|
$5,728.44
€5,319.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$497.14
RUB45,993.34
|
$3,664.83
€3,403.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.59
RUB8,380.77
|
$146.95
€136.46
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Moscow
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.67
RUB45,117.15
|
$3,518.24
€3,267.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,121.01
RUB843,830.42
|
$21,988.99
€20,420.08
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
RUB284.83
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
RUB237.58
|
$4.74
€4.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB232.99
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.25
RUB3,538.72
|
$659.67
€612.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.16
RUB569.66
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
pay 88.7% more for clothing
Moscow
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.24
RUB8,718.81
|
$132.67
€123.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
RUB4,250.71
|
$34.08
€31.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.61
RUB9,862.57
|
$153.65
€142.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.25
RUB12,235.50
|
$523.34
€486.00
|
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