Monaco City vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Monaco City	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$7861	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10082	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$6825	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$6182	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$768	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$8072	$3974
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	21	99
😀 Quality of life	66	96
🏙️ Population	38.4K	2.11M

The cost of living in Monaco City is 217% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1st and 916th ($7861 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Monaco and France, respectively. Check Monaco vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Monaco City compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Monaco City ranked 2nd best city to live in Monaco vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5110th and 14th 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	$20.9	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.4	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.41	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.42	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.02	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$7561	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$6344	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$7042	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5552	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.1	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.28%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$84253	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$62621	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.18	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.3	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.25	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.94	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.61	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.1	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.63	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.24	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.5	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$12	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$6.03	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.5	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.6	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2320	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$47079	$17184

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Cities near Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$4626
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1516
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1934
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1945
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1556
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$1968
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1490
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1294
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1375
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1660
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1479
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1545
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1649
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1342
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1652
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1788
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1354
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1780
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1471
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1602
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1338
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1824
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1618
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1566
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1275
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1581
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1769
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1542
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1458
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1290
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1445
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1694
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1425
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1680
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1778
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1606
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1659
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1392
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1803

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544