Monaco City vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Monaco City	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$7861	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10082	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$6825	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$6182	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$768	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$8072	$794
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	21	96
😀 Quality of life	66	74
🏙️ Population	38.4K	11.5M

The cost of living in Monaco City is 605% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1st and 5003rd ($7861 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Monaco City ranked 2nd best city to live in Monaco vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 5110th and 2408th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monaco City vs Sao Paulo

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	Monaco City	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.4	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.41	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.42	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.02	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$7561	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$6344	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$7042	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5552	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.1	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.28%	11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$84253	$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$62621	$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.18	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.3	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.25	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.94	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.61	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.1	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.63	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.24	$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.5	$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$12	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$6.03	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.5	$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.6	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2320	$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$47079	$16798

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719