Monaco City vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Monaco City	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$7262	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$11415	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$6344	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$7919	$1613
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5677	$1455
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	21	100
😀 Quality of life	78	78
🏙️ Population	38.4K	24.9M

The cost of living in Monaco City is 510% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1st and 4461st ($7262 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Monaco and China, respectively. Check Monaco vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Monaco City compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Monaco City ranked 2nd best city to live in Monaco vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 566th and 558th 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	$25.9	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.15	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.3	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$7348	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$5780	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$7636	$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$7551	$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$289	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.94%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$76762	$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$54309	$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.27	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.28	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.3	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.89	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.57	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.9	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83.6	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$41.2	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$188	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2097	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$43475	$28143

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Cities near Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$4714
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1400
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1616
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1488
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1567
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1341
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$1616
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1308
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1103
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1245
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1575
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1432
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1314
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1450
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1234
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1369
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1575
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1364
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1602
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1406
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1475
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1066
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1470
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1248
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1545
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1166
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1398
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1471
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1385
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1294
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1271
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1389
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1453
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1372
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1510
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1565
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1353
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1383
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1416
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1588

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1074
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$731
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$771
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$763
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$682
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$731
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$699
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$688
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$690
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$677
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$675
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$755
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$707
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$713
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$831
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$679
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$694
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$707
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$703
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$631
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$720
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$725
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$696
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$719
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$789
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$740