Monaco City vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Monaco City	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$7469	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$11505	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$6524	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$7895	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.6	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6658	$477
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	21	95
😀 Quality of life	79	63
🏙️ Population	38.4K	11.5M

The cost of living in Monaco City is 638% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1st and 5616th ($7469 vs $1012) 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 0.9 months in Monaco City compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Monaco City ranked 1st best city to live in Monaco vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 613th and 4573rd 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	$21.7	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.3	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.89	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.78	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.85	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$7511	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$5954	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$6493	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$7789	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$302	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.89%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$85921	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$71911	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.36	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.43	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.3	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$11	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.35	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.95	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.3	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.5	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$191	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2156	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$44554	$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629