Los Angeles vs Monaco City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Monaco City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$6593
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$10079
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$5638
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$6516
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$705
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$58.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$6335
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	99	21
😀 Quality of life	93	63
🏙️ Population	3.9M	38.4K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 52% less expensive than in Monaco City. Cities ranked 80th and 2nd ($3196 vs $6593) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 2nd 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1 months in Monaco City. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Monaco City ranked 2nd in Monaco, while ranked 58th and 4590th 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	$21.7	$23.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$7.53
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$5.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$5775
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$5319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$6181
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$6198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$52.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	3.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$79784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$66886
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$3.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$3.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$8.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$11.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$5.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$79.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$80.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$35.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$151
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$2055
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$41744

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

Cities near Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$6747
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1364
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1673
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1452
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1650
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1362
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$1707
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1344
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1074
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1203
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1512
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1338
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1308
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1470
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1209
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1424
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1568
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1293
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1571
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1401
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1389
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1202
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1496
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1348
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1478
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1162
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1434
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1503
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1338
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1271
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1157
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1328
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1474
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1280
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1495
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1576
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1334
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1371
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1310
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1496