Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 2.6 times more expensive than New Zealand.
If you lived in Monaco instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
New Zealand
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.87
NZ$28.07
|
$27.49
€25.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
NZ$14.70
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
NZ$3.63
|
$5.17
€4.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
NZ$3.11
|
$6.10
€5.67
|
|
pay 19.3% more for groceries
New Zealand
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
NZ$2.99
|
$4.12
€3.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
NZ$7.10
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
NZ$11.40
|
$7.28
€6.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NZ$7.49
|
$3.26
€3.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
NZ$6.24
|
$4.99
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
NZ$1.85
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.53
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
NZ$2.19
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
NZ$2.49
|
$1.75
€1.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
NZ$1.58
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
NZ$1.35
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
pay 8.2% less for transportation
New Zealand
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
NZ$11.07
|
$7.63
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.72
NZ$117.66
|
$39.58
€36.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,712.32
NZ$41,115.24
|
$21,988.99
€20,420.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.94
NZ$28.18
|
$18.25
€16.95
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
New Zealand
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.92
NZ$88.05
|
$77.33
€71.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.75
NZ$1,432.07
|
$5,728.44
€5,319.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.70
NZ$1,200.73
|
$3,664.83
€3,403.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.85
NZ$164.46
|
$146.95
€136.46
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
New Zealand
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$628.34
NZ$1,045.40
|
$3,518.24
€3,267.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,002.94
NZ$16,642.43
|
$21,988.99
€20,420.08
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
New Zealand
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.88
NZ$9.78
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
NZ$5.33
|
$4.74
€4.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.28
NZ$38.73
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.48
NZ$67.34
|
$659.67
€612.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.59
NZ$17.62
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
New Zealand
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.76
NZ$109.41
|
$132.67
€123.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.74
NZ$71.11
|
$34.08
€31.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.05
NZ$163.14
|
$153.65
€142.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.69
NZ$185.83
|
$523.34
€486.00
|
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