Cost of Living Comparison Between Monaco and Germany Cost of Living Comparison Between Monaco and Germany

Name: Germany
Address: DE

😐 Solo nomad: Monaco is 108.1% more expensive than Germany without rent, and 390.3% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Monaco is 99.6% more expensive than Germany without rent, and 202.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$31.18 €26.84

$17.57 €15.12

77.46%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$168 €144

$75.7 €65.1

121.51%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.56 €10.82

$11.67 €10.04

7.63%

Cappuccino

$4.38 €3.78

$3.96 €3.41

10.61%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.01 €5.17

$3.31 €2.85

81.57%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.32 €6.30

$2.95 €2.54

148.14%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$9.55 €8.23

$5.08 €4.38

87.99%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$9.29 €8.00

$4.75 €4.09

95.58%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.11 €1.81

$1.26 €1.08

67.46%

White Bread (500g)

$5.56 €4.78

$2.17 €1.87

156.22%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.41 €3.79

$3.48 €3.00

26.72%

Eggs

$5.06 €4.35

$3.73 €3.22

35.66%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.12 €14.74

$14.79 €12.74

15.75%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$19.47 €16.76

$14.35 €12.36

35.68%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.75 €16.14

$20.13 €17.33

-6.86%

Apples (1kg)

$4.67 €4.02

$3.25 €2.80

43.69%

Banana (1kg)

$6.10 €5.25

$1.89 €1.63

222.75%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.81 €3.28

$2.31 €1.99

64.94%

Tomato (1kg)

$5.18 €4.46

$4.76 €4.10

8.82%

Potato (1kg)

$4.22 €3.63

$1.55 €1.33

172.26%

Onion (1kg)

$4.43 €3.81

$1.61 €1.39

175.16%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.67 €3.16

$1.93 €1.66

90.16%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$7.00 €6.02

$1.12 €0.96

525.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$14.43 €12.43

$9.99 €8.60

44.44%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.88 €9.37

$6.86 €5.91

58.60%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.01 €1.73

$1.10 €0.94

82.73%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.14 €4.43

$1.65 €1.42

211.52%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.28 €1.96

$3.81 €3.28

-40.16%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$25.89 €22.29

$68.2 €58.7

-62.04%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.82 €5.87

$5.83 €5.02

16.98%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.72 €1.48

$2.26 €1.95

-23.89%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$106 €91.2

$38.25 €32.93

176.94%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.41 €2.08

$2.02 €1.74

19.31%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$55.4K €47.7K

$30.9K €26.6K

79.27%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$51.5K €44.4K

$36.9K €31.8K

39.48%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$357 €307

$347 €299

2.74%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$60.2 €51.9

$27.81 €23.94

116.61%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$69.8 €60.1

$51.9 €44.68

34.39%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$389 €335

$41.03 €35.33

847.14%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$44.69 €38.48

$25.28 €21.76

76.78%

Cinema Ticket

$13.87 €11.95

$13.96 €12.02

-0.64%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$2,695 €2,321

$467 €402

476.59%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$35.3K €30.4K

$15.0K €12.9K

135.68%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$186 €160

$92.3 €79.5

101.30%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$82.8 €71.3

$44.26 €38.11

87.10%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$198 €170

$102 €87.7

94.10%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$680 €586

$134 €116

406.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$7,088 €6,103

$1,040 €895

581.59%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$7,941 €6,837

$769 €662

932.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$33.1K €28.5K

$1,922 €1,655

1619.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$7,319 €6,302

$1,470 €1,266

397.98%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$68.1K €58.6K

$6,154 €5,299

1006.42%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$58.8K €50.6K

$4,263 €3,670

1279.19%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$8,962 €7,717

$3,420 €2,945

162.03%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

2.83

3.98

-28.89%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Monaco: March 2, 2026

Last update for Germany: March 2, 2026

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