Dubai vs Monaco City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Monaco City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$7483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$9886
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$6445
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$5999
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$763
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$9172
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
66
21
😀 Quality of life
90
66
🏙️ Population
3.94M
38.9K

The cost of living in Dubai is 67% less expensive than in Monaco City. Cities ranked 947th and 1st ($2470 vs $7483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Monaco, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Monaco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.2 months in Monaco City. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Monaco City ranked 2nd in Monaco, while ranked 184th and 5012th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Monaco City

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Dubai Monaco City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$8.88
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$5.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$6949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$6027
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$6797
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$5389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$270
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
3.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$74781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$57868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$2.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$3.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$17.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$3.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$17.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$11.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$5.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$84.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$44.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$108
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$2267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$46388

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469

Cities near Monaco City

Distance City Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi Monte Carlo
$4967
8.1 km or 5 mi Menton
$1568
12 km or 7.7 mi Nice
$1901
17 km or 10 mi Ventimiglia
$1604
29 km or 18 mi Antibes
$1863
30 km or 19 mi Sanremo
$1541
38 km or 23 mi Cannes
$2002
52 km or 32 mi Imperia
$1469
73 km or 45 mi Cuneo
$1264
79 km or 49 mi Mondovi
$1386
106 km or 66 mi Savona
$1578
132 km or 82 mi Manosque
$1488
138 km or 86 mi Toulon
$1530
143 km or 89 mi Genoa
$1613
144 km or 90 mi Asti
$1320
150 km or 93 mi Turin
$1659
160 km or 100 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1853
162 km or 101 mi Alessandria
$1335
172 km or 107 mi Marseille
$1759
173 km or 108 mi Tortona
$1429
189 km or 117 mi Voghera
$1563
193 km or 120 mi Vercelli
$1320
195 km or 121 mi Miramas
$1827
198 km or 123 mi La Spezia
$1565
201 km or 125 mi Bastia
$1542
210 km or 130 mi Biella
$1226
210 km or 131 mi Grenoble
$1560
210 km or 131 mi Vigevano
$1725
211 km or 131 mi Avignon
$1501
212 km or 132 mi Pavia
$1479
213 km or 132 mi Novara
$1271
218 km or 136 mi Carrara
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Aosta
$1673
228 km or 142 mi Viareggio
$1467
228 km or 142 mi Ajaccio
$1674
231 km or 143 mi Buccinasco
$1803
233 km or 145 mi Piacenza
$1556
234 km or 146 mi Livorno
$1669
236 km or 146 mi Chambery
$1352
238 km or 148 mi Busto Arsizio
$1716