Cost of living comparison

Virgin Islands

compared to

Monaco

Monaco vs. Virgin Islands Cost of Living Summary

Monaco is 65.4% more expensive than Virgin Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.1% more in Monaco
Groceries: pay 30.0% less in Monaco
Transportation: pay 2.5% less in Monaco
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in Monaco
Childcare: pay 82.4% more in Monaco
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.1% more in Monaco
Clothing: pay 75.7% more in Monaco

The cost of housing, childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Monaco are more expensive than in Virgin Islands. Expenses including groceries and transportation are lower in Monaco. Notably, housing, childcare, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Monaco.

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Monaco vs. Virgin Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Monaco instead of Virgin Islands, you would:

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pay 34.1% more for restaurants

	Virgin Islands	Monaco
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.12	$30.79 €27.41	+33.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.83	$11.76 €10.46	-8.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.25	$7.52 €6.69	+131.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.47	$7.52 €6.69	+204.9%
Average			+34.1%

Virgin Islands vs. Monaco - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.0% less for groceries

	Virgin Islands	Monaco
Bread 1 loaf	$6.72	$4.17 €3.71	-37.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.66	$8.73 €7.77	+54.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.73	$7.59 €6.76	-29.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$9.63	$4.79 €4.26	-50.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.79	$7.62 €6.78	-13.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.90	$2.12 €1.89	-45.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$5.00	$2.28 €2.03	-54.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.75	$1.70 €1.51	-54.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.89	$2.69 €2.40	-54.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87	$1.82 €1.62	+110.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$3.07	$1.90 €1.69	-38.0%
Average			-30.0%

Virgin Islands vs. Monaco - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5% less for transportation

	Virgin Islands	Monaco
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.03	$8.91 €7.93	+77.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.00	$30.51 €27.16	-49.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,000.00	$51,360.87 €45,713.02	+2.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$44.85	$23.51 €20.93	-47.6%
Average			-2.5%

Virgin Islands vs. Monaco - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Virgin Islands	Monaco
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.17	$80.06 €71.26	-20.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,283.33	$5,971.92 €5,315.23	+365.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,200.00	$6,792.97 €6,045.99	+466.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$395.95	$367.05 €326.69	-7.3%
Average			+261.8%

Virgin Islands vs. Monaco - Cost of housing

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pay 82.4% more for childcare

	Virgin Islands	Monaco
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,500.00	$2,883.32 €2,566.26	+92.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,750.00	$30,722.74 €27,344.35	+73.1%
Average			+82.4%

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pay 45.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Virgin Islands	Monaco
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.38	$10.08 €8.97	+58.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.17	$3.95 €3.51	-36.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00	$13.16 €11.71	+163.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$181.25	$379.31 €337.60	+109.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.00	$15.68 €13.95	+42.5%
Average			+45.1%

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pay 75.7% more for clothing

	Virgin Islands	Monaco
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.50	$187.18 €166.60	+126.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$81.00	$80.90 €72.00	-0.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.00	$181.58 €161.62	+25.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00	$503.60 €448.22	+235.7%
Average			+75.7%

Virgin Islands vs. Monaco - Cost of clothing

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