Monaco City vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Monaco City	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$7483	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9886	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$6445	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$5999	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$763	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.1	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$9172	$843
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	21	96
😀 Quality of life	66	75
🏙️ Population	38.9K	11.5M

The cost of living in Monaco City is 564% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1st and 4918th ($7483 vs $1126) 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 1.2 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 5012th and 1670th 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	$22.5	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.6	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.88	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.17	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$6949	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$6027	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$6797	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5389	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$270	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.25%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$74781	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$57868	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.31	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.7	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.31	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.11	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.11	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.8	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.5	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$11.9	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.94	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.2	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$44.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$108	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2267	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$46388	$15990

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Cities near Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$4967
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1568
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1901
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1604
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1863
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1541
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$2002
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1469
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1264
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1386
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1578
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1488
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1530
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1613
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1320
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1659
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1853
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1335
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1759
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1429
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1563
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1320
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1827
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1565
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1542
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1226
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1560
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1725
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1501
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1479
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1271
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1673
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1467
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1674
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1803
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1556
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1669
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1352
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1716

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720