Monaco City vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Monaco City Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$7483
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$9886
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$6445
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$5999
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$9172
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
21
95
😀 Quality of life
66
76
🏙️ Population
38.9K
17.5M

The cost of living in Monaco City is 652% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1st and 5618th ($7483 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 Shenzhen. Monaco City ranked 2nd best city to live in Monaco vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5012th and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monaco City vs Shenzhen

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Monaco City Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.5
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.6
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.88
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.17
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$6949
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$6027
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$6797
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5389
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$270
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.25%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$74781
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$57868
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.31
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.7
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.2
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.31
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.11
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.58
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.8
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.5
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11.9
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.94
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.2
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$44.8
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$140
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2267
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$46388
$21140

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648