Monaco City vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Monaco City San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$7469
$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$11505
$7719
🏠 One person rent
$6524
$2248
🏘️ Family rent
$7895
$4052
🍽️ Food expenses
$676
$722
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.6
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6658
$5772
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
21
87
😀 Quality of life
79
92
🏙️ Population
38.4K
1.39M

The cost of living in Monaco City is 123% more expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 1st and 45th ($7469 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th in Monaco and the United States, respectively. Check Monaco vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Monaco City compared to 1.7 months in San Diego. Monaco City ranked 1st best city to live in Monaco vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 613th and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Monaco City San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.7
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.89
$8.25
 Cappuccino
$5.78
$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.85
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$7511
$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$5954
$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$6493
$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$7789
$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$302
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.89%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$85921
$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$71911
$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.24
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$20.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.36
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$5.43
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.77
$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.56
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.9
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.3
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.35
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.3
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.4
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$191
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2156
$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$44554
$21468

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2821
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2936
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1050
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2799
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2765
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2853
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$922
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2795
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2718
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$2997
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2783
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$2926
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2767
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2579
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2886
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3006
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2828
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2650
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2717
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2587
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$912
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$3047
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2789
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2595
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2647