Barcelona vs Monaco City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Monaco City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$7861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$10082
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$6825
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$6182
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$768
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$8072
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
98
21
😀 Quality of life
90
66
🏙️ Population
1.73M
38.4K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 73% less expensive than in Monaco City. Cities ranked 1722nd and 1st ($2116 vs $7861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Monaco, respectively. Check Spain vs Monaco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1 months in Monaco City. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Monaco City ranked 2nd in Monaco, while ranked 205th and 5110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Monaco City

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Barcelona Monaco City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$9.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$5.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$7561
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$6344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$7042
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$5552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$60.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
3.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$84253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$62621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$2.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$3.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$5.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$17.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$3.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$3.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$18.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$6.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$89.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$46.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$2320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$47079

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Monaco City

Distance City Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi Monte Carlo
$4626
8.1 km or 5 mi Menton
$1516
12 km or 7.7 mi Nice
$1934
17 km or 10 mi Ventimiglia
$1627
29 km or 18 mi Antibes
$1945
30 km or 19 mi Sanremo
$1556
38 km or 23 mi Cannes
$1968
52 km or 32 mi Imperia
$1490
73 km or 45 mi Cuneo
$1294
79 km or 49 mi Mondovi
$1375
106 km or 66 mi Savona
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Manosque
$1479
138 km or 86 mi Toulon
$1545
143 km or 89 mi Genoa
$1649
144 km or 90 mi Asti
$1342
150 km or 93 mi Turin
$1652
160 km or 100 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1788
162 km or 101 mi Alessandria
$1354
172 km or 107 mi Marseille
$1780
173 km or 108 mi Tortona
$1471
189 km or 117 mi Voghera
$1602
193 km or 120 mi Vercelli
$1338
195 km or 121 mi Miramas
$1824
198 km or 123 mi La Spezia
$1618
201 km or 125 mi Bastia
$1566
210 km or 130 mi Biella
$1275
210 km or 131 mi Grenoble
$1581
210 km or 131 mi Vigevano
$1769
211 km or 131 mi Avignon
$1542
212 km or 132 mi Pavia
$1458
213 km or 132 mi Novara
$1290
218 km or 136 mi Carrara
$1445
223 km or 139 mi Aosta
$1694
228 km or 142 mi Viareggio
$1425
228 km or 142 mi Ajaccio
$1680
231 km or 143 mi Buccinasco
$1778
233 km or 145 mi Piacenza
$1606
234 km or 146 mi Livorno
$1659
236 km or 146 mi Chambery
$1392
238 km or 148 mi Busto Arsizio
$1803