Monaco City vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Monaco City	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$7483	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9886	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$6445	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$5999	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$763	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.1	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$9172	$827
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	21	21
😀 Quality of life	66	46
🏙️ Population	38.9K	6.56M

The cost of living in Monaco City is 1137% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1st and 7943rd ($7483 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Monaco City ranked 2nd best city to live in Monaco vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 5012th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monaco City vs Shaoyang

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	Monaco City	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.6	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.88	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.17	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$6949	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$6027	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$6797	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5389	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$270	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.25%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$74781	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$57868	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.31	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.7	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.31	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.11	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.11	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.8	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.5	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$11.9	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.94	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.2	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$44.8	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$108	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2267	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$46388	$13867

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619