Monaco City vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

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Monaco City Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person
$7262
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$11415
$2648
🏠 One person rent
$6344
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$7919
$868
🍽️ Food expenses
$654
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.9
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5677
$359
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
21
94
😀 Quality of life
78
62
🏙️ Population
38.4K
6.78M

The cost of living in Monaco City is 619% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1st and 5234th ($7262 vs $1010) 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 0.8 months in Monaco City compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Monaco City ranked 2nd best city to live in Monaco vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 566th and 5089th among best cities to live in the world.

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Monaco City Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.9
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.1
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$2.16
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.3
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$7348
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$5780
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$7636
$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$7551
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$289
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.94%
10.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$76762
$2527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$54309
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$55.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$9.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.27
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.28
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.57
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.11
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$1.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.3
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.89
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$8.57
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.9
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.6
$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$41.2
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$188
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2097
$588
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$43475
$10845

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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

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$778
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$688
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$710
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$887
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$640
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$645
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$619
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$717
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$531
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$593
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$606
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$691
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$702
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$711
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$496
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$560
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$633
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$681
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$638
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$568
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$647
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$685
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$616
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$653
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$617
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$465
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$582
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$679
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$554
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$701
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$669
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$631
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$681
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$591
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$680
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$674
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$579
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$541
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$775
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$620