Monaco City vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Monaco City	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$7469	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$11505	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$6524	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$7895	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.6	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6658	$1885
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	21	92
😀 Quality of life	79	86
🏙️ Population	38.4K	2.75M

The cost of living in Monaco City is 327% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1st and 2722nd ($7469 vs $1750) 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 1st best city to live in Monaco vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 613th and 294th 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	$21.7	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.3	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.89	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.78	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.85	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$7511	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$5954	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$6493	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$7789	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$302	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.89%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$85921	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$71911	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.36	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.43	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.3	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$11	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.35	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.95	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.3	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.5	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$191	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2156	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$44554	$10781

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Cities near Monaco City

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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262