Monaco City vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Monaco City	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$7483	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9886	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$6445	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$5999	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$763	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.1	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$9172	$4362
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	21	82
😀 Quality of life	66	89
🏙️ Population	38.9K	468K

The cost of living in Monaco City is 230% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1st and 1363rd ($7483 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1143rd 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 1.9 months in Raleigh. Monaco City ranked 2nd best city to live in Monaco vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 5012th and 219th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Monaco City	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.6	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.88	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.17	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$6949	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$6027	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$6797	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5389	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$270	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.25%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$74781	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$57868	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.31	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.7	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.31	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.11	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.11	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.8	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.5	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$11.9	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.94	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.2	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$44.8	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$108	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2267	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$46388	$24243

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729