Monaco City vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

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Monaco City Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person
$7469
$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$11505
$2402
🏠 One person rent
$6524
$447
🏘️ Family rent
$7895
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$676
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.6
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6658
$365
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
21
94
😀 Quality of life
79
62
🏙️ Population
38.4K
6.21M

The cost of living in Monaco City is 682% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1st and 5959th ($7469 vs $955) 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 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Monaco City ranked 1st best city to live in Monaco vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 613th and 4932nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Monaco City Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.7
$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.89
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.78
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.85
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$7511
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$5954
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$6493
$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$7789
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$302
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.89%
10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$85921
$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$71911
$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.24
$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.36
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$5.43
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.77
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.56
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.9
$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.3
$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.35
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.3
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.4
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$191
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2156
$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$44554
$10815

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Distance City Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi Monte Carlo
$7107
8.1 km or 5 mi Menton
$1460
12 km or 7.7 mi Nice
$1721
17 km or 10 mi Ventimiglia
$1513
29 km or 18 mi Antibes
$1732
30 km or 19 mi Sanremo
$1510
38 km or 23 mi Cannes
$1766
52 km or 32 mi Imperia
$1429
73 km or 45 mi Cuneo
$1131
79 km or 49 mi Mondovi
$1280
106 km or 66 mi Savona
$1543
132 km or 82 mi Manosque
$1407
138 km or 86 mi Toulon
$1356
143 km or 89 mi Genoa
$1498
144 km or 90 mi Asti
$1200
150 km or 93 mi Turin
$1502
160 km or 100 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1654
162 km or 101 mi Alessandria
$1396
172 km or 107 mi Marseille
$1607
173 km or 108 mi Tortona
$1380
189 km or 117 mi Voghera
$1553
193 km or 120 mi Vercelli
$1248
195 km or 121 mi Miramas
$1545
198 km or 123 mi La Spezia
$1425
201 km or 125 mi Bastia
$1571
210 km or 130 mi Biella
$1164
210 km or 131 mi Grenoble
$1473
210 km or 131 mi Vigevano
$1724
211 km or 131 mi Avignon
$1426
212 km or 132 mi Pavia
$1449
213 km or 132 mi Novara
$1262
218 km or 136 mi Carrara
$1357
223 km or 139 mi Aosta
$1364
228 km or 142 mi Viareggio
$1306
228 km or 142 mi Ajaccio
$1591
231 km or 143 mi Buccinasco
$1616
233 km or 145 mi Piacenza
$1494
234 km or 146 mi Livorno
$1454
236 km or 146 mi Chambery
$1448
238 km or 148 mi Busto Arsizio
$1633

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$773
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$636
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$652
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$808
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$591
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$600
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$578
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$675
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$500
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$549
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$563
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$647
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$649
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$656
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$461
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$513
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$596
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$635
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$620
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$520
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$664
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$623
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$585
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$629
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$618
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$532
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$537
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$609
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$543
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$618
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$617
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$593
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$622
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$542
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$631
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$618
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$515
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$463
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$666
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$585