Monaco City vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Monaco City	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$9122	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9989	$2347
🏠 One person rent	$8093	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$6133	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$773	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.2	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$8147	$442
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	21	95
😀 Quality of life	80	67
🏙️ Population	38.4K	6.21M

The cost of living in Monaco City is 870% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1st and 6006th ($9122 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Monaco and Brazil, respectively. Check Monaco vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Monaco City compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Monaco City ranked 2nd best city to live in Monaco vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 738th and 4818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monaco City vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Monaco City	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.3	$6.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.5	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.8	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.88	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$8855	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$7565	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$6858	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5483	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.24%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$81879	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$73679	$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.15	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.42	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.24	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.49	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$8.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.13	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.11	$7.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.6	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$11.9	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.94	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.4	$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.3	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$45.3	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2258	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$46461	$12076

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Cities near Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$4203
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1488
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1884
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1563
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1867
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1504
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$1915
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1473
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1257
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1336
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1642
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1438
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1478
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1620
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1268
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1582
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1700
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1308
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1733
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1469
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1624
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1316
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1761
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1615
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1536
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1263
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1525
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1770
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1498
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1474
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1264
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1414
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1662
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1393
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1656
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1792
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1582
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1510
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1406
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1781

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$739
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$706
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$498
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$564
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$530
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$683
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$525
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$506
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$603
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$625
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$540
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$673
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$632
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$643
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$613
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$518
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$620
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$536
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$625
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$611
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$618
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$657
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$530
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$492
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$819
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$586