Monaco City vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Monaco City	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$7483	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9886	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$6445	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$5999	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$763	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.1	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$9172	$5389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	21	100
😀 Quality of life	66	95
🏙️ Population	38.9K	8.8M

The cost of living in Monaco City is 78% more expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 1st and 4th ($7483 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Monaco and the United States, respectively. Check Monaco vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Monaco City compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Monaco City ranked 2nd best city to live in Monaco vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 5012th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monaco City vs New York City

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	Monaco City	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.6	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.88	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.17	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$6949	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$6027	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$6797	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5389	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$270	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.25%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$74781	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$57868	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.31	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.7	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.31	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.11	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.11	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.8	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.5	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$11.9	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.94	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.2	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$44.8	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$108	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2267	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$46388	$21713

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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

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192