Monaco City vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Monaco City	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$6593	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10079	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$5638	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$6516	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$705	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.7	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6335	$4315
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	21	100
😀 Quality of life	63	100
🏙️ Population	38.4K	4.84M

The cost of living in Monaco City is 160% more expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2nd and 745th ($6593 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Monaco and Australia, respectively. Check Monaco vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Monaco City compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Monaco City ranked 2nd best city to live in Monaco vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 4590th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monaco City vs Sydney

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	Monaco City	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.1	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.77	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.06	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$5775	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$5319	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$6181	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$6198	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$269	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.9	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.22%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$79784	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$66886	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.92	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.06	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.56	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.4	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$11.1	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.16	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.49	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.9	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.6	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.4	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$151	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2055	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$41744	$17957

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Cities near Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$6747
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1364
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1673
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1452
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1650
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1362
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$1707
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1344
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1074
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1203
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1512
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1338
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1308
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1470
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1209
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1424
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1568
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1293
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1571
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1401
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1389
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1202
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1496
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1348
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1478
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1162
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1434
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1503
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1338
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1271
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1157
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1328
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1474
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1280
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1495
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1576
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1334
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1371
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1310
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1496

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683