Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 2.7 times more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Monaco
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,170
|
$27.49
€25.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥819
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥200
|
$5.17
€4.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥136
|
$6.10
€5.73
|
|
pay 1.2% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥245
|
$4.12
€3.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,101
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥844
|
$7.28
€6.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥316
|
$3.26
€3.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥589
|
$4.99
€4.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥511
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥235
|
$1.00
€0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥514
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥349
|
$1.75
€1.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥354
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥276
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
pay 5.6% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥737
|
$7.63
€7.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,700
|
$39.58
€37.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,334,580
|
$21,988.99
€20,622.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,446
|
$18.25
€17.12
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Tokyo
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,412
|
$77.33
€72.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥174,505
|
$5,728.44
€5,372.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥103,834
|
$3,664.83
€3,437.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,487
|
$146.95
€137.82
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Tokyo
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥95,274
|
$3,518.24
€3,299.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,632,563
|
$21,988.99
€20,622.73
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥644
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥548
|
$4.74
€4.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥702
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,258
|
$659.67
€618.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,106
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Monaco
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,756
|
$132.67
€124.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,200
|
$34.08
€31.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,118
|
$153.65
€144.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,035
|
$523.34
€490.82
|
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