Monaco City vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Monaco City	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$7469	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$11505	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$6524	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$7895	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.6	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6658	$4399
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	21	99
😀 Quality of life	79	99
🏙️ Population	38.4K	4.84M

The cost of living in Monaco City is 167% more expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1st and 312th ($7469 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Monaco and Australia, respectively. Check Monaco vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Monaco City compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Monaco City ranked 1st best city to live in Monaco vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 613th and 4th 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	$21.7	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.3	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.89	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.78	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.85	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$7511	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$5954	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$6493	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$7789	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$302	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.89%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$85921	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$71911	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.36	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.43	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.3	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$11	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.35	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.95	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.3	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.5	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$191	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2156	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$44554	$18951

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Cities near Monaco City

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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754