Cost of living comparison

Antigua and Barbuda

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Monaco

Monaco vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Monaco is 2.8 times more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 52.0% more in Monaco
Groceries: pay 15.4% less in Monaco
Transportation: pay 41.2% more in Monaco
Housing: pay 6.9 times more in Monaco
Childcare: pay 16.9 times more in Monaco
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Monaco
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Monaco

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Monaco are more expensive than in Saint John's. Notably, childcare, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Monaco.

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Monaco vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Monaco instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 52.0% more for restaurants

	Saint John's	Monaco
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.65 EC$45.00	$19.60 €17.44	+17.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$12.32 €10.96	+33.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 EC$5.27	$6.08 €5.41	+212.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$4.48 €3.99	+272.4%
Average			+52.0%

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pay 15.4% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Monaco
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$3.31 €2.94	+19.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 EC$11.50	$6.83 €6.08	+60.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$6.71 €5.97	-20.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.66 EC$18.00	$4.87 €4.33	-26.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 EC$9.53	$7.62 €6.78	+116.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$1.46 €1.30	-50.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$1.27 €1.13	+14.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.23 €1.09	-66.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.57 €1.40	-57.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.10 €0.98	-14.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.27 €1.13	-2.2%
Average			-15.4%

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pay 41.2% more for transportation

	Saint John's	Monaco
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.11 EC$16.50	$8.62 €7.67	+41.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$23.51 €20.93
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$48,347.38 €43,030.91
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??
Average			+41.2%

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pay 6.9 times more for housing

	Saint John's	Monaco
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.40 EC$220.00	$63.82 €56.81	-21.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$9,144.51 €8,138.94	+772.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$8,248.72 €7,341.66	+1116.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$198.07 EC$535.29	$323.95 €288.33	+63.6%
Average			+587.1%

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pay 16.9 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	Monaco
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$185.01 EC$500.00	$2,183.48 €1,943.38	+1080.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$44,649.46 €39,739.62	+2313.3%
Average			+1587.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Monaco
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.41 EC$6.50	$10.08 €8.97	+319.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$3.70 €3.29	-0.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$14.00 €12.46
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.75 EC$175.00	$226.75 €201.81	+250.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.29 EC$17.00	$13.44 €11.96	+113.6%
Average			+140.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Saint John's	Monaco
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$150.42 €133.88	+200.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$83.42 €74.25
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$167.21 €148.83	+126.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$727.27 €647.29
Average			+160.7%

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