Monaco City vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Monaco City	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$7483	$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9886	$9099
🏠 One person rent	$6445	$2413
🏘️ Family rent	$5999	$4235
🍽️ Food expenses	$763	$926
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.1	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$9172	$8550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	21	82
😀 Quality of life	66	97
🏙️ Population	38.9K	452K

The cost of living in Monaco City is 94% more expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 1st and 11th ($7483 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Monaco and Switzerland, respectively. Check Monaco vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Monaco City compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Monaco City ranked 2nd best city to live in Monaco vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5012th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monaco City vs Zurich

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	Monaco City	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.6	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.88	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.17	$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$6949	$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$6027	$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$6797	$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5389	$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$270	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.25%	1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$74781	$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$57868	$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.31	$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.7	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.31	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.11	$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.11	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.8	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.5	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$11.9	$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.94	$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88	$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.2	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$44.8	$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$108	$136
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2267	$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$46388	$26431

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Cities near Monaco City

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

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3231
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3264
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3267
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3312
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3519
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4491
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2641
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2611
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1679
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2644
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3288
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3321
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3199
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1703
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1751
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2986
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1807
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1695
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$3120
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1784
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1533
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3587
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1582
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3034
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1385
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1507
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$2091
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2459
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3117