Monaco City vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Monaco City Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$7262
$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$11415
$5578
🏠 One person rent
$6344
$1253
🏘️ Family rent
$7919
$2603
🍽️ Food expenses
$654
$599
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.9
$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5677
$3155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
21
99
😀 Quality of life
78
94
🏙️ Population
38.4K
2.15M

The cost of living in Monaco City is 226% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1st and 1216th ($7262 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Monaco and France, respectively. Check Monaco vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Monaco City compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Monaco City ranked 2nd best city to live in Monaco vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 566th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monaco City vs Paris

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Monaco City Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.9
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.1
$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$8.14
 Cappuccino
$4.89
$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.3
$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$7348
$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$5780
$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$7636
$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$7551
$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$289
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62
$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.94%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$76762
$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$54309
$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$21.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.27
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.28
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.57
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.11
$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.3
$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.89
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$8.57
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.9
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.6
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$41.2
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$188
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2097
$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$43475
$16502

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Distance City Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi Monte Carlo
$4714
8.1 km or 5 mi Menton
$1400
12 km or 7.7 mi Nice
$1616
17 km or 10 mi Ventimiglia
$1488
29 km or 18 mi Antibes
$1567
30 km or 19 mi Sanremo
$1341
38 km or 23 mi Cannes
$1616
52 km or 32 mi Imperia
$1308
73 km or 45 mi Cuneo
$1103
79 km or 49 mi Mondovi
$1245
106 km or 66 mi Savona
$1575
132 km or 82 mi Manosque
$1432
138 km or 86 mi Toulon
$1314
143 km or 89 mi Genoa
$1450
144 km or 90 mi Asti
$1234
150 km or 93 mi Turin
$1369
160 km or 100 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1575
162 km or 101 mi Alessandria
$1364
172 km or 107 mi Marseille
$1602
173 km or 108 mi Tortona
$1406
189 km or 117 mi Voghera
$1475
193 km or 120 mi Vercelli
$1066
195 km or 121 mi Miramas
$1470
198 km or 123 mi La Spezia
$1248
201 km or 125 mi Bastia
$1545
210 km or 130 mi Biella
$1166
210 km or 131 mi Grenoble
$1398
210 km or 131 mi Vigevano
$1471
211 km or 131 mi Avignon
$1385
212 km or 132 mi Pavia
$1294
213 km or 132 mi Novara
$1271
218 km or 136 mi Carrara
$1389
223 km or 139 mi Aosta
$1453
228 km or 142 mi Viareggio
$1372
228 km or 142 mi Ajaccio
$1510
231 km or 143 mi Buccinasco
$1565
233 km or 145 mi Piacenza
$1353
234 km or 146 mi Livorno
$1383
236 km or 146 mi Chambery
$1416
238 km or 148 mi Busto Arsizio
$1588

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1743
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1625
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1868
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1641
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1323
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1518
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1345
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1586
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1278
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1465
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1305
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1239
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1151
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1139
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1166
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1393
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1218
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1526
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1129
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1206
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1265
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1381