Monaco City vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Monaco City	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$9122	$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9989	$8778
🏠 One person rent	$8093	$2299
🏘️ Family rent	$6133	$4069
🍽️ Food expenses	$773	$919
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.2	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$8147	$8151
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	21	81
😀 Quality of life	80	100
🏙️ Population	38.4K	449K

The cost of living in Monaco City is 147% more expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 1st and 23rd ($9122 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Monaco and Switzerland, respectively. Check Monaco vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 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 738th and 2nd 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	$23.3	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.5	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.8	$9.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.88	$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$8855	$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$7565	$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$6858	$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5483	$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.24%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$81879	$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$73679	$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.15	$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.42	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.24	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.49	$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.13	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.11	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.6	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$11.9	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.94	$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.4	$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.3	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$45.3	$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2258	$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$46461	$22875

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Cities near Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$4203
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1488
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1884
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1563
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1867
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1504
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$1915
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1473
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1257
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1336
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1642
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1438
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1478
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1620
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1268
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1582
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1700
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1308
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1733
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1469
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1624
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1316
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1761
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1615
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1536
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1263
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1525
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1770
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1498
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1474
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1264
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1414
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1662
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1393
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1656
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1792
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1582
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1510
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1406
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1781

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3153
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3207
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3207
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3381
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3836
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2489
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3197
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2650
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3231
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3175
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1705
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1537
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3565
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1593
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1694
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2964
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1397
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2443
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3041