Monaco City vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Monaco City Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$7469
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$11505
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$6524
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$7895
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$676
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.6
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6658
$1724
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
21
62
😀 Quality of life
79
39
🏙️ Population
38.4K
1.27M

The cost of living in Monaco City is 669% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1st and 5883rd ($7469 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Monaco and South Africa, respectively. Check Monaco vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Monaco City compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Monaco City ranked 1st best city to live in Monaco vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 613th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Monaco City Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.7
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.89
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$5.78
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.85
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$7511
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$5954
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$6493
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$7789
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$302
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.89%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$85921
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$71911
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.24
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.36
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$5.43
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.77
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.56
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.9
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.3
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.35
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.3
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.4
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$191
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2156
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$44554
$4830

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045