Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 3.4 times more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Spain, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Spain
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.55
|
$27.49
€25.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$5.17
€4.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.30
|
$6.10
€5.66
|
|
pay 65.7% more for groceries
Spain
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
$4.12
€3.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.32
|
$7.70
€7.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.29
|
$7.28
€6.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.18
|
$3.26
€3.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.88
|
$4.99
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$1.75
€1.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
pay 8.2% more for transportation
Spain
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.19
|
$7.63
€7.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€36.96
|
$39.58
€36.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,597.88
|
$21,988.99
€20,400.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.12
|
$18.25
€16.93
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Spain
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.69
|
$77.33
€71.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€647.09
|
$5,728.44
€5,314.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€529.44
|
$3,664.83
€3,400.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€99.08
|
$146.95
€136.33
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Spain
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€317.72
|
$3,518.24
€3,264.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,835.70
|
$21,988.99
€20,400.29
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.47
|
$7.70
€7.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.72
|
$4.74
€4.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.20
|
$659.67
€612.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.81
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Spain
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€68.26
|
$132.67
€123.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.64
|
$34.08
€31.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€68.98
|
$153.65
€142.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€84.75
|
$523.34
€485.53
|
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