Monaco City vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Monaco City San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$7521
$3347
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$11494
$7677
🏠 One person rent
$6574
$2251
🏘️ Family rent
$7881
$4010
🍽️ Food expenses
$676
$723
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.4
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6596
$5796
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
21
87
😀 Quality of life
78
92
🏙️ Population
38.4K
1.39M

The cost of living in Monaco City is 125% more expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 1st and 45th ($7521 vs $3347) 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 622nd and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Monaco City San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.8
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.7
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.86
$8.35
 Cappuccino
$5.82
$5.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.84
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$7570
$2417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$6003
$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$6433
$4300
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$7790
$3496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$299
$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.89%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$84884
$9305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$71727
$7105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21
$20
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.37
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$5.37
$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.7
$3.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.9
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.5
$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.34
$5.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.89
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.7
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.4
$133
💇 Haircut, simple
$38
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$194
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2174
$1770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$43992
$21510

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Distance City Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi Monte Carlo
$7161
8.1 km or 5 mi Menton
$1465
12 km or 7.7 mi Nice
$1724
17 km or 10 mi Ventimiglia
$1514
29 km or 18 mi Antibes
$1738
30 km or 19 mi Sanremo
$1517
38 km or 23 mi Cannes
$1765
52 km or 32 mi Imperia
$1434
73 km or 45 mi Cuneo
$1133
79 km or 49 mi Mondovi
$1281
106 km or 66 mi Savona
$1543
132 km or 82 mi Manosque
$1414
138 km or 86 mi Toulon
$1360
143 km or 89 mi Genoa
$1497
144 km or 90 mi Asti
$1202
150 km or 93 mi Turin
$1503
160 km or 100 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1655
162 km or 101 mi Alessandria
$1397
172 km or 107 mi Marseille
$1609
173 km or 108 mi Tortona
$1382
189 km or 117 mi Voghera
$1559
193 km or 120 mi Vercelli
$1244
195 km or 121 mi Miramas
$1548
198 km or 123 mi La Spezia
$1428
201 km or 125 mi Bastia
$1571
210 km or 130 mi Biella
$1165
210 km or 131 mi Grenoble
$1476
210 km or 131 mi Vigevano
$1715
211 km or 131 mi Avignon
$1422
212 km or 132 mi Pavia
$1448
213 km or 132 mi Novara
$1265
218 km or 136 mi Carrara
$1355
223 km or 139 mi Aosta
$1362
228 km or 142 mi Viareggio
$1308
228 km or 142 mi Ajaccio
$1588
231 km or 143 mi Buccinasco
$1612
233 km or 145 mi Piacenza
$1498
234 km or 146 mi Livorno
$1457
236 km or 146 mi Chambery
$1444
238 km or 148 mi Busto Arsizio
$1635

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$2972
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2867
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2788
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2900
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2773
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2804
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2815
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2957
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1054
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2793
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2778
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2863
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$921
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$916
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2791
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2713
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3001
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2774
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$2921
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2759
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2575
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2905
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$2998
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2857
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2654
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2859
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2708
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3021
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2903
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2581
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$911
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2658
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3474
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3039
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2959
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3328
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$3074
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2787
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2612
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2659