Monaco City vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Monaco City	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$7861	$1013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10082	$2476
🏠 One person rent	$6825	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$6182	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$768	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$8072	$491
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	21	95
😀 Quality of life	66	67
🏙️ Population	38.4K	6.21M

The cost of living in Monaco City is 676% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1st and 5559th ($7861 vs $1013) 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 1 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 4th in Brazil, while ranked 5110th and 4845th 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	$20.9	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.4	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.41	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.42	$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.02	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$7561	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$6344	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$7042	$959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5552	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.1	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.28%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$84253	$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$62621	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.18	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.3	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.25	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.94	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.61	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.1	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.63	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.24	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.5	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$12	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$6.03	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.5	$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.6	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2320	$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$47079	$13739

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631