Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 3.3 times more expensive than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Monaco instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 6.1 times more for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
Monaco
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.05
AED29.59
|
$40.07
€37.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.09
AED29.72
|
$11.16
€10.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
AED3.96
|
$5.85
€5.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
AED2.23
|
$7.58
€7.07
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
Monaco
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
AED4.72
|
$5.05
€4.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.11
AED18.78
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
AED24.93
|
$8.71
€8.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
AED9.43
|
$4.52
€4.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
AED12.71
|
$6.49
€6.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.55
|
$1.88
€1.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.76
|
$2.25
€2.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
AED2.08
|
$2.46
€2.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
AED1.85
|
$1.71
€1.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.75
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
|
pay 65.9% more for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Monaco
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.18
AED11.70
|
$8.77
€8.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.48
AED269.91
|
$30.05
€28.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,136.59
AED151,094.69
|
$49,675.27
€46,349.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.56
AED35.10
|
$21.66
€20.21
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Monaco
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.87
AED370.51
|
$88.99
€83.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,052.52
AED3,865.92
|
$6,575.69
€6,135.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$822.84
AED3,022.29
|
$4,417.00
€4,121.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.90
AED429.36
|
$269.58
€251.53
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Monaco
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$544.40
AED1,999.60
|
$2,788.69
€2,602.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,131.09
AED29,865.51
|
$29,714.46
€27,725.17
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.77
AED35.89
|
$8.93
€8.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
AED18.20
|
$4.85
€4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.27
AED23.04
|
$12.18
€11.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.48
AED255.22
|
$517.80
€483.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.92
AED43.79
|
$15.16
€14.15
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Monaco
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.20
AED228.47
|
$156.40
€145.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.07
AED227.99
|
$65.34
€60.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
AED337.89
|
$188.26
€175.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.38
AED409.10
|
$451.61
€421.37
|
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