Cost of living comparison

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Monaco vs. United Kingdom Cost of Living Summary

Monaco is 2.2 times more expensive than United Kingdom overall.

Restaurants
pay 59.3% more in Monaco
Groceries
pay 89.3% more in Monaco
Transportation
pay 13.5% less in Monaco
Housing
pay 4.2 times more in Monaco
Childcare
pay 55.6% more in Monaco
Entertainment and Sports
pay 70.9% more in Monaco
Clothing
pay 2.5 times more in Monaco

The cost of housing, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and childcare in Monaco are more expensive than in United Kingdom. Notably, housing, clothing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Monaco.

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Monaco vs. United Kingdom Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Monaco instead of United Kingdom, you would:

pay 59.3% more for restaurants

 
United Kingdom
Monaco
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.32
£15.99
$30.79
€27.41
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $10.25
£7.69
$11.76
€10.46
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.54
£1.91
$7.52
€6.69
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pay 89.3% more for groceries

 
United Kingdom
Monaco
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.67
£1.26
$4.17
€3.71
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.62
£3.47
$8.73
€7.77
Milk (1 gallon) $6.01
£4.51
$7.59
€6.76
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pay 13.5% less for transportation

 
United Kingdom
Monaco
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.59
£5.69
$8.91
€7.93
Monthly public transit pass $99.20
£74.43
$30.51
€27.16
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,629.43
£28,233.36
$51,360.87
€45,713.02
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pay 4.2 times more for housing

 
United Kingdom
Monaco
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $41.42
£31.08
$80.06
€71.26
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,299.59
£975.08
$5,971.92
€5,315.23
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,069.01
£802.08
$6,792.97
€6,045.99
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pay 55.6% more for childcare

 
United Kingdom
Monaco
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,589.10
£1,192.30
$2,883.32
€2,566.26
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $23,025.39
£17,275.95
$30,722.74
€27,344.35
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pay 70.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
United Kingdom
Monaco
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.50
£4.88
$10.08
€8.97
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.66
£3.50
$3.95
€3.51
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $22.34
£16.76
$13.16
€11.71
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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

 
United Kingdom
Monaco
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $85.37
£64.05
$187.18
€166.60
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $44.93
£33.71
$80.90
€72.00
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $95.35
£71.54
$181.58
€161.62
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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