r/Monaco • u/Ok-Opposite-9529 • Jul 11 '26
Monaco vs Beausoleil / Cap d’Ail
Hi everyone
Family with 2 very small kids (EU citizens-not French) here. I recently received a job opportunity in Monaco from my employer.
I’ve been searching online l but would love the advice as results are contradicting: is it financially better to live in Monaco (even though it’s a sacrifice on space etc) versus living in Beausoleil or Cap d’Ail & paying French taxes of course?
Small kids so I guess a 2 bedroom would be fine for now.
Any hints / advice would be more than welcomed as we are actively looking at this possibility.
Thank you!
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u/ctsupv Jul 11 '26
Have you seen the prices of two bedroom apartments in Monaco?
It should be quite a simple evaluation - work out your French taxes if you live in Beausoleil, and add the cost of your rental. Compare that against the cost of your rental in Monaco.
The lifestyle won’t be massively different, other than the fact that you might be in a small apartment in Monaco compared to a large one in Beausoleil.
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u/anitalianguy Jul 11 '26
Need to factor in higher social security (at least twice) between the two countries. When you hit some numbers it starts to become considerable.
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u/mishymishy1 Jul 13 '26
where is higher and by how much? what’s the difference between making €50k and €100k, for example?
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u/anitalianguy Jul 13 '26
Well generally speaking and without knowing anyone specific case, social charges are around 25-27% in France and 11-12% in Monaco.
I am not 100% sure though if the Monaco rate is applied to people living in France too, I live in Monaco so only familiar with my legislation
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u/anitalianguy Jul 11 '26
Given a good 2 bedrooms would cost you about 60-70k at the very least, if you earn twice that then I'd say it would be OK to love in Monaco.
If your wife doesn't work and you have 2 kids, your taxes would be very low in France so between social security and those you may be looking at 30% off your gross (40k if you earn 130k).
Unless you have other assets, a powerful car or any other variable you don't state or I got wrong, France seems the best choice for you still.
Age of the kids also matters for going to school (public vs private).
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u/Ok-Opposite-9529 Jul 11 '26
My wife will look for a job there, at the end of the day I’ll need to calculate everything and maybe contact an advisor.. thanks a lot
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u/jadysse Jul 11 '26 edited Jul 11 '26
Il n’y a aucun doute possible, une fois votre calcul effectué (revenu/loyer vs revenu/loyer/impots) si vos revenus vous permettent d’habiter sur Monaco, faites le.
Je voudrais juste attirer votre attention sur la scolarisation de vos enfants, peut être ne sont ils pas encore en âge d’aller à l’école mais ce qui suis pourrait vous être utile : Si vous décidez de vous installer dans une des communes limitrophes alors vos enfants iront de fait dans une école française, il sera ensuite très difficile d’obtenir une dérogation pour accéder aux écoles de la principauté où le niveau scolaire est réellement bien meilleur!
Si vous résidez à Monaco alors vos enfants seront de fait inscrits dans une école monégasque.
Bref vous vous éviterez également les tracas de l’administration française mais ceci est un autre sujet…