Monaco City vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Monaco City Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$7483
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$9886
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$6445
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$5999
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$9172
$1068
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
21
99
😀 Quality of life
66
76
🏙️ Population
38.9K
24.9M

The cost of living in Monaco City is 552% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1st and 4880th ($7483 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Monaco and China, respectively. Check Monaco vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Monaco City compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Monaco City ranked 2nd best city to live in Monaco vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 5012th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monaco City vs Shanghai

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Monaco City Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.5
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.6
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.88
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.17
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$6949
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$6027
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$6797
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5389
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$270
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.25%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$74781
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$57868
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.31
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.7
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.2
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.31
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.11
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.58
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.8
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.5
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11.9
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.94
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.2
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$44.8
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$140
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2267
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$46388
$27610

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789