Monaco City vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Monaco City	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$7861	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10082	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$6825	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$6182	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$768	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$8072	$4145
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	21	99
😀 Quality of life	66	98
🏙️ Population	38.4K	5.45M

The cost of living in Monaco City is 176% more expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1st and 348th ($7861 vs $2844) 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 1 months in Monaco City compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Monaco City ranked 2nd best city to live in Monaco vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5110th 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	$20.9	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.4	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.41	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.42	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.02	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$7561	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$6344	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$7042	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5552	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.1	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.28%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$84253	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$62621	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.18	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.3	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.25	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.94	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.61	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.1	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.63	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.24	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.5	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$12	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$6.03	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.5	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.6	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2320	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$47079	$21946

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Cities near Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$4626
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1516
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1934
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1945
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1556
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$1968
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1490
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1294
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1375
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1660
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1479
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1545
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1649
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1342
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1652
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1788
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1354
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1780
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1471
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1602
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1338
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1824
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1618
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1566
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1275
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1581
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1769
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1542
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1458
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1290
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1445
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1694
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1425
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1680
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1778
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1606
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1659
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1392
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1803

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864