Los Angeles vs Monaco City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Monaco City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$7483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$9886
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$6445
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$5999
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$763
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$9172
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	99	21
😀 Quality of life	93	66
🏙️ Population	3.9M	38.9K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 54% less expensive than in Monaco City. Cities ranked 62nd and 1st ($3420 vs $7483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 1st in the United States and Monaco, respectively. Check the United States vs Monaco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.2 months in Monaco City. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Monaco City ranked 2nd in Monaco, while ranked 50th and 5012th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Monaco City

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	Los Angeles	Monaco City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$8.88
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$5.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$6949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$6027
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$6797
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$5389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$270
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	3.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$74781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$57868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$3.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$17.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$3.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$17.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$11.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$5.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$84.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$44.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$108
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$2267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$46388

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

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