Cost of living

What it really costs to live there

A full city-level breakdown, rent and property, groceries, utilities, transport, dining, private healthcare and school/university fees, by household size, measured against local salaries.

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Household
Monthly total

$7,184

incl. 1-bed rent of $5,800

Living costs (ex-rent)

$1,384

per month

Cost vs local salary

123%

of avg net pay ($5,833/mo)

Monthly costs

  • Groceries$410
  • Utilities (elec/water/heat)$211
  • Transport$83
  • Dining & eating out$282
  • Healthcare (private cover)$250
  • Internet$56
  • Mobile$34
  • Fitness / leisure$58

Accommodation (monthly rent)

  • 1-bed, city centre$5,800
  • 1-bed, outside centre$4,176
  • 3-bed, city centre$11,020
  • 3-bed, outside centre$8,120
  • Buy, price per m² (centre)$1.2M

Schools & university (annual)

  • International school, primary$23,296
  • International school, secondary$29,952
  • University tuition (international)$15,360

Family & health

  • Childcare (per child, full-time/mo)$1,152
  • Private health cover (/mo)$250
  • Cost-of-living index128

Indicative estimates derived from the city cost-of-living index and rent. For orientation only. Available programmatically at /api/cost-of-living?country=monaco&city=La%20Condamine.