Monaco City vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Monaco City	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$9122	$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9989	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$8093	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$6133	$1938
🍽️ Food expenses	$773	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.2	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$8147	$2219
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	21	91
😀 Quality of life	80	89
🏙️ Population	38.4K	2.75M

The cost of living in Monaco City is 351% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1st and 1942nd ($9122 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Monaco and Italy, respectively. Check Monaco vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Monaco City compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Monaco City ranked 2nd best city to live in Monaco vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 738th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monaco City vs Rome

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	Monaco City	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.3	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.5	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.8	$5.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.88	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$8855	$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$7565	$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$6858	$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5483	$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.24%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$81879	$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$73679	$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.15	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.42	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.24	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.49	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.13	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.11	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.6	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$11.9	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.94	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.4	$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.3	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$45.3	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2258	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$46461	$10916

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1153
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1747
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1680
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1479
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1413
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1376
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1345
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1586
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1392
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1404
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1101
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1145
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1128
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1381
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1462
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1307
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1264
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1215
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1340
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1463
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1166
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1191
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1429
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1271
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1291
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1365
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1084
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1438
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1605
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1412
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1299
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1217
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1325
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1689
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1323